[5thGenTexan]

Unless you plan on "coding your own" or "inspecting for threats" for everything on tour Android, including the full OS, then the risk of malware in the Android app space is higher than the benefit of moving from the Apple app space, in my opinion.

And as others have stated, the root of the problem is a PC running iTunes; not iOS. I have not heard if the same venerability exists on a Mac running iTunes or not.

Your fear of the NSA (which you assume you can manage to avoid on Android) opens you up to the identity thieves big time.

[Norm Lenhart]

The point I am making is that Apple removes the very choice to do that.