Since then it really never went away but was buried deeper and in some phones, deep inside the OS. And let's cover that anything you send over the interenet or phone is inherently insecure. For example the LAVABIT fiasco revealed so much about why I wrote that.
If you want secure stuff, you don't put it on your phone or internet connected PC. It's that simple.

Chowhound
Comic Vine
GameFAQs
GameSpot
Giant Bomb
TechRepublic