Here's something that you may never see happen to an iPhone. Last week, Samsung smartphones running the Android operating system fell victim to a rogue line of HTML code that would remotely wipe the phone if accessed. Something like this isn't supposed to happen and Samsung quickly released a patch to its affected user base. The reason that Brendan Spaar does not believe this would ever happen on an Apple device is because of how locked down the devices are. Unless you jailbreak the iPhone, you run very little risk of having your phone wiped or compromised. That's because Apple tightly controls the OS and puts its development through many beta cycles before it is released to the public. I'm not saying that Apple has the best phone out there but mobile security is one big concern of mine when debating whether or not I should switch from the fruit to the Droid.
Source: http://gigaom.com/mobile/one-line-of-html-can-wipe-or-reset-samsung-smartphones/
Source: http://gigaom.com/mobile/one-line-of-html-can-wipe-or-reset-samsung-smartphones/
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