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It seems like at least some of these apps might be using these vulnerabilities without even being aware of it, as the offending code is in third party libraries
by Ajedi32 7y ago
It seems like at least some of these apps might be using these vulnerabilities without even being aware of it, as the offending code is in third party libraries. Game devs grabbing mac addresses via Unity's API, for example, may not know that that information is supposed to be restricted on Android.
- Avamander 7y agoSome might be using them without being aware of but the rest can be nicely permabanned.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoHow would you go about reliably and efficiently determining which category each falls into?
- Avamander 7y agoThey aren't reliably determining violations of current absurd rules and people's apps get hit all the time for no good reason, so basically they could just continue doing what they've done so far.
- droithomme 7y agoIf you use a library that engages in criminal activity, you are legitimately a criminal as well and should be held accountable.
- droithomme 7y ago> some of these apps might be using these vulnerabilities without even being aware of it, as the offending code is in third party libraries I'll assume by vulnerabilities you meant to say exploits. Given that: True but so what. This is criminal behavior. Using criminal libraries makes you complicit and a co-conspirator.
- chopin 7y agoVet your dependencies. I have no mercy for people who put crap on my phone.
- Xelbair 7y agoAnd that excuses them how? Ignorantia legis non excusat
- krageon 7y agoWho cares how accidental it was? If you don't vet what happens in your application and why, you have no right to put it on someone else's computer.
- salamander014 7y agoIf these apps get banned because they use poor dependencies, maybe better dependencies will become popular, and developers will also have a reason to be more aware of what code they are using.