Huge Security Flaw Is Revealed in T-Mobile’s Google Phone

Huge Security Flaw Is Revealed in T-Mobile’s Google Phone

Just days after the T-Mobile G1 smartphone went on the market, a group
of security researchers have found what they call a serious flaw in
the Android software from Google that runs it.

Former National Security Agency computer security specialist says flaw
lies in the danger from within the Web browser partition in the Google
phone. It would be possible, for example, for an intruder to install
software that would capture keystrokes entered by the user when
surfing to other Web sites. That would make it possible to steal
identity information or passwords.

GOOGLE FEELS THE GPHONE PAIN

Google replies...
“We wanted to sandbox every single application because you can’t trust
any of them,” said Rich Cannings, a Google security engineer. He said
that the company had already fixed an open-source version of the
software and was working with its partners, T-Mobile and HTC, to offer
fixes for its current customers.

DESIGN FLAW NOT IN IPHONE

Apple's iPhone by more careful design does not have the serious flaw
found in the GPhone. iPhone apps are designed to be single tasking and
sandboxed to protect iPhone users from malicious geeks.