60 percent of the vulnerabilities in the 10 smartphone models evaluated by researchers at North Carolina State University came from manufacturers. The study covered an old and new model from each of five companies, including Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony and Google. Of the smartphones evaluated, Google’s Nexus 4 had the least number of flaws. Manufacturers are unlikely to change as long as there is no financial incentive to do the development work needed to fit Android updates into their customized software, an American Civil Liberties Union technologist says.”]