The diff is you install the virus scanner which then does DLs on your behalf hopefully from a trusted source. The install/remove asset can be done by anyone it seems which may or may not be connected w/ the purpose of the app initially loaded. You DL an app which then does install/remove asset of who knows what. Also it seems google has the machinery to do mass or focused install/remove asset. I suspect, as someone already said, the govt could use this feature to DL ‘things’ to a persons phone. It could be used for good or bad depending on the goals of the agency involved.
True.
The install/remove asset can be done by anyone it seems which may or may not be connected w/ the purpose of the app initially loaded.
Now that's a leap; is there any indication that anyone can do this?
You DL an app which then does install/remove asset of who knows what.
And how is that different from what happens now for every app purchased over the Internet, for any phone?
Also it seems google has the machinery to do mass or focused install/remove asset.
As does Blackberry and WinMo. It's actually standard for any phone used in a large-corporate environment, as it gives the company the ability to do OTA updates of installed software as needed. I'd be very surprised if iOS didn't have this, or if Apple was choosing not to use it.
Not to mention that your carrier can do an OTA firmware update of your phone...