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I'm saying that the flashing/side-loading is the back door Next you'll be saying compilers are backdoors, too. That's not what the term "backdoor" means. A ma
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
I'm saying that the flashing/side-loading is the back door
Next you'll be saying compilers are backdoors, too. That's not what the term "backdoor" means.
A malicious actor with physical access to your phone
Stop. Physical access means all bets are off.
- martingordon 11y agoI should have been more clear. I was using Tim Cook's statement as an analogy for flashing/side-loading. Allowing good guys to do it means bad guys can do it too. Tricking a user into side-loading malware does not require physical access to the device and is relatively common on the Android side (more so on third-party stores).
- bestnameever 11y agoMy last few Android phones have wiped themselves before allowing me in a state where I could flash a modified version of android.