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If someone has access to my unlocked phone, there are worse things they can do than installing a malicious app. First of all, apps are generally tested before t
by dx034 9y ago
If someone has access to my unlocked phone, there are worse things they can do than installing a malicious app. First of all, apps are generally tested before they appear in the store. I don't think attackers would install an app if they can just steal the data directly.
- e12e 9y agoIf the data they want is a recording of your next client meeting, installing an app (possibly one that exploits a not-yet well-known bug, say a root exploit that only works from an app) might be one way to do it. Remember [1]? Imagine an exploit not targeting safari, but somehow vulnerable via an app, a la [2]. [1] https://citizenlab.ca/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/ https://citizenlab.ca/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphon... [2] http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/29/apple-briefly-allows-pulls-jailbreak-app-on-ios-app-store http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/29/apple-brief...