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Just keep in mind that the NSA has remote sudo access to everything on your phone[0]. It's not completely secure and they're known to abuse their power time to

Just keep in mind that the NSA has remote sudo access to everything on your phone[0]. It's not completely secure and they're known to abuse their power time to time. [0]: https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/

mayniac 8y ago
[citation needed] The link you sent just shows that they have zero days on Android: but they also have similar exploits available on iPhones. Besides, the NSA having zero day vulnerabilities is nothing new and not limited to Android. Saying they have "remote sudo access" is misleading also and implies that they were deliberately built into android, although that may not be what you meant. Either way, the NSA will always have the type of people employed who can find zero days on smartphones and most importantly, not tell anyone about them.
- wpdev_63 8y ago
  They must have some really dank hackers cause they are able to remotely exploit iphones without user intervention. Imagine if one of the thousands of hackers who attempt to jailbreak the iphone had those kinds of skills huh?
loxs 8y ago
Even so, I'm not in the USA and don't plan on visiting very soon. And I'm pretty damn sure my government doesn't have access to it.
- wpdev_63 8y ago
  You really should give some context to what you say or it's meaningless. Also if you reside in one of the countries within the 14 eyes, they do have access to your phone[0]. It's a really good reason to think twice about buying american products and visiting their country knowing that they are creating a surveillance state. Wouldn't you agree? [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Other_international_cooperatives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Other_international_...
  - loxs 8y ago
    I don't understand what you mean with the remark about context. But otherwise no, I don't live in any of these countries. Also, it's not that I "don't care". It's just that by what I know, Apple is the least risk to my privacy and well being.

mayniac 8y ago

[citation needed] The link you sent just shows that they have zero days on Android: but they also have similar exploits available on iPhones. Besides, the NSA having zero day vulnerabilities is nothing new and not limited to Android. Saying they have "remote sudo access" is misleading also and implies that they were deliberately built into android, although that may not be what you meant. Either way, the NSA will always have the type of people employed who can find zero days on smartphones and most importantly, not tell anyone about them.

wpdev_63 8y ago
They must have some really dank hackers cause they are able to remotely exploit iphones without user intervention. Imagine if one of the thousands of hackers who attempt to jailbreak the iphone had those kinds of skills huh?

loxs 8y ago

Even so, I'm not in the USA and don't plan on visiting very soon. And I'm pretty damn sure my government doesn't have access to it.

wpdev_63 8y ago
You really should give some context to what you say or it's meaningless. Also if you reside in one of the countries within the 14 eyes, they do have access to your phone[0]. It's a really good reason to think twice about buying american products and visiting their country knowing that they are creating a surveillance state. Wouldn't you agree? [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Other_international_cooperatives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Other_international_...
- loxs 8y ago
  I don't understand what you mean with the remark about context. But otherwise no, I don't live in any of these countries. Also, it's not that I "don't care". It's just that by what I know, Apple is the least risk to my privacy and well being.