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Of course this is how they do it. They trick you into installing software for one purpose, and install other shit along with it. This is how spyware has worked
by olyjohn 2y ago
Of course this is how they do it. They trick you into installing software for one purpose, and install other shit along with it. This is how spyware has worked for the last 30 years. Did anybody actually go out and install Bonzai Buddy or all those fucking toolbars in IE? Of course not!
- echoangle 2y agoAnd how do they trick the OS into not displaying this to users? At least iOS has indicators for camera, microphone and location. How do they access these hardware features without making the indicators show up?
- dataflow 2y ago> And how do they trick the OS into not displaying this to users What if they only do it while the display is off? Are users likely to notice it after turning the phone back on?
- echoangle 2y agoI'm pretty sure a normal iOS app can't start a recording while it is not open (which also applies when the phone is locked). And even if they could, at least some people would notice when there are billions of iOS devices around, that's a bit risky to just hope nobody sees the indicator.
- dataflow 2y agoI was thinking Android actually, not iOS, but good to know.