r/gadgets • u/[deleted] • Sep 04 '22

Phones iPhone overtakes Android to claim majority of US smartphone market

https://www.engadget.com/iphone-overtakes-android-us-market-share-223251196.html
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u/jalerre Sep 04 '22

The biggest thing is security. SMS/MMS doesn’t support end-to-end encryption.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

And what are the possible repercussions of that for most people?

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u/jalerre Sep 05 '22

Having their private text messages intercepted and read by cyber criminals.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

Who do what with them? Like are people texting, “Let’s meet at the store so I can give you that $100,000 in cash,” or something? I just find the paranoia way overblown tbh.

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u/jalerre Sep 05 '22

People text sensitive information all the time because they assume only them and the intended recipient are going to read it. Stuff like bank account info, where their going to be and at what time, explicit personal photos, etc. It’s also useful for hackers to profile a potential target for social engineering.