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a) Google owns about 5% of US phones and 0.5% globally. b) Android is an open operating system which you would need to modify in order to implement undetectabl
by threeseed 3y ago
a) Google owns about 5% of US phones and 0.5% globally.
b) Android is an open operating system which you would need to modify in order to implement undetectable data collection strategies. No evidence to date that the US agencies have modified the OS.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoc) It doesn't matter whether it runs unmodified AOSP if supply chain attacks are a thing at both a hardware and firmware level. https://www.hackster.io/news/researchers-spot-silicon-level-hardware-trojans-in-chips-release-their-algorithm-for-all-to-try-ba00bbd56248 https://www.hackster.io/news/researchers-spot-silicon-level-... People like to worry about big organizations, govs and corporations, but these threats are implemented by single human beings and can be exploited by single human beings who know of them.