| John P. Mello Jr. 04/21/14 12:06 PM PT | |
 | "Although Android provides a warning about sideloading making your device more vulnerable when you enable it, it seems that warning isn't strong enough," said Jeff Davis, vice president of engineering for Quarri Technologies. "Maybe they need bold, blinking red text saying, 'Legitimate apps are rarely installed this way! You're probably installing malware on your device!'" [More...] |
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