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They don't preclude repair but definitely make it harder to make modular, user serviceable devices. Software repair is a different story of course, but it's an
by jojobas 6y ago
They don't preclude repair but definitely make it harder to make modular, user serviceable devices.
Software repair is a different story of course, but it's another double-edged sword- you wouldn't like your phone's memory to be fully accessible with just a USB cable.
I can't imagine a mechanism that would only allow USB tampering only if the phone is malfunctioning.
- freeone3000 6y agoYour phone's memory effectively is fully accessible with just a USB cable. I am unaware of any android phone which actually verifies the signature on its bootloader - run `adb fastboot flash` and you can load arbitrary ROMs onto arbitrary chips. The contents of the ROMs is what's secret.
- jiggunjer 6y agoYou'll need more than a USB cable if you've bricked it, even fastboot won't be accessible.
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- Nextgrid 6y ago> you wouldn't like your phone's memory to be fully accessible with just a USB cable Use cryptographic authentication then, with a password/key provided to you when you buy the phone?