Dont want Flash

If you have an iPhone think about this. How much personal data is on that device? All your Contacts, SMS’s, Call Records, Emails, Notes, Photos, Videos, Web History, Passwords?

Now what would happen if someone got access to all that information? Well you would have your identity stolen. All of that information is more than enough for someone to create a duplicate of you and start taking out loans in your name.

Yep it’s a scary thought. If my iPhone was stolen I would run to the nearest computer to perform a remote wipe from MobileMe.

So what happens when you introduce a platform that anyone can develop or publish some code into an executable/SWF file put it on the web (by hacking it onto a popular site) and then have your device then browse that page. Yep, if an exploit exists your device will be owned.

This is the issue that Flash can not overcome. And a reason we can speculate of why Apple is not adding it to their devices.

So what if Flash actually made it onto the iPhone. We’ll you would have 42.48 million devices walking around with all this personal information ready, waiting. Hackers and Identity Theif’s would jump at the chance to be apart of the biggest gold rush of available personal information. So where would you target?

A native application? Nope. Apple checks every one before shipping and to get an App on the store you need to be verified and have a CCard.

By stealing the device? Plausible although MobileMe with its tracking and remote wipe (also available on MS Exchange for business) can stop the theifs in their tracks.

Flash, easy to develop and no moderation required? YES. There is no Apple filter here and anything could waltz in and get what they want, without you even knowing!

So there is a very big case on why Flash should NEVER EVER be on a personal mobile device.