[LINK] What your choice of smartphone says about you

[Ivan Trundle]

> On 5 Jan 2017, at 11:03 am, David Lochrin <dlochrin at key.net.au> wrote:
> 
> I have a "feature phone" which has basic email & web functionality together with a speaking-type telephone.  The main reason I don’t have a smartphone, other than having no particular reason to change, is that I can't selectively & reliably disable applications on a smartphone or (ideally) remove them altogether.

Almost all apps on an iPhone can be removed, or disabled. The only ones which cannot be removed are Messages, Photos, Camera, Settings, Safari and Clock because they are integral to the system. 

The choice of using the other apps is entirely up to the user, and alternatives can be used to access the camera, send messages and browse the web.

A white paper worth reading on iOS security: https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf