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The phrase "non-rooted" in this article title is disconcerting.

• Piskvorrr 11y ago
  Why? There is no exploit; to the device, this behaves as any other Android app, subject to its restrictions. This is indeed very useful, as not all phones may be rooted (an issue of legal permission between owner and user, not of technical possibility), and this app enables a pseudo-root, sandboxed system that can be seamlessly uninstalled like any other Android app. Also, the attack surface of a rooted phone is siginificantly larger (by necessity) than that of an unrooted one; plus you may want to give your users a portable desktop computer without necessarily giving them a rooted device.
  • chei0aiV 11y ago
    It is disconcerting because it is a reminder of the war on general purpose computing and devices where the user of the device does not have control of what software is running on the device.
    • Piskvorrr 11y ago
      Are you saying that the "rooted/non-rooted" distinction should never have appeared, and that all devices should be "rooted" (for a lack of better word) by default, giving control to the owner/user? If that's what you're saying, I would certainly agree.
      • chei0aiV 11y ago
        Of course :)