Regular readers will know that I have spent a not inconsiderable time grumbling about the poor state of Android security, with many consumers left in the lurch by their manufacturers without any method of updating their devices to protect against newly-discovered security vulnerabilities in the operating system. However, the truth is that there’s something that’s much more critical to smartphone security than whether you chose an iPhone or an Android – and that’s third-party apps.

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