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This seems like a security vulnerability, especially when running up against a state actor who can demand you receive a specific update.
by frozenport 10y ago
This seems like a security vulnerability, especially when running up against a state actor who can demand you receive a specific update.
- bjackman 10y agoThat is true but the risk of backdoored updates by state actors is a reasonable price to pay for security fixes to avoid every device being a node on a script kiddie enormous bothnet, or a WiFi ingress point, IMO. If the software is broken and not updated, a state actor can hack it anyway.
- angry-hacker 10y agoI believe if you want to avoid state actors, android and smartphones are not for you. This is sad reality. I don't know the alternative. With this model at least you're not part of botnet for sale, so that's a good thing. If you want to avoid state actors you have to live the lifestyle of Stalman or something similar.
- ndesaulniers 10y agoMeanwhile security researchers publish security exploits against your now outdated device. Damned if you do, damned if you don't [upgrade] it seems.