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they will care when their devices get hacked because the kernel is impossible to update for anyone, including the vendor.
by throwaway2048 9y ago
they will care when their devices get hacked because the kernel is impossible to update for anyone, including the vendor.
- pjmlp 9y agoAndroid, home routers and webcams are the living proof they don't care.
- throwaway2048 9y agoOnly because we haven't have a Sasser level event yet, an android is far worse on the security front than XP ever was.
- pjmlp 9y agoStagefright comes to mind.
- bonzini 9y agoNot even close to Sasser or SQL slammer. Imagine every other person not being able to turn on their phone all of a sudden tomorrow morning.
- pjc50 9y agoI'm afraid pjmlp is right, and it's baked into the business model - if you make a one-off payment for the thing you're not going to get updates because they want you to buy a new one. Manufacturers will keep doing this until they are forced not to.
- raverbashing 9y agoThe kernel is important but it is only one aspect of device security Most vulnerabilities do not derive from it
- throwaway2048 9y agonot like any other aspect is updated within a few months of release either...