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Just opened the samsung ones. They all seem to be "app by manufacturer can use permissions of another app installed by manufactuer" Android 8. And even then on
by DarkmSparks 7y ago
Just opened the samsung ones. They all seem to be "app by manufacturer can use permissions of another app installed by manufactuer"
Android 8.
And even then only things like turning wifi on/off.
if that's as bad as it gets now I'd say its more like things have come a very long way.
- izacus 7y agoSo it's yet another case of media writing misleading articles to drive an agenda? The amount of such content these days is getting pretty catastrophic.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoI don’t know that I care if anyone can see the issue today or not. Specifically in this example, one app should not be able to influence the behavior of another app outside of normal channels just because the phone mfg made the app. Backdoors, exploits, and all manner of existing CVEs exist because of mfg shortcuts, and we should be learning lessons even if the threat model isn’t immediately apparent.
- DarkmSparks 7y agoExcept - Android 8. We are already on Android 10. I'd see an issue if these potential vulnerabilities hadn't apparently already been fixed, but since it looks like they have. Meh, clickbait.