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> Someone downloading a photo editing app and then having a rootkit installed in the background that waits to empty their bank account is not a workable situati
by yjftsjthsd-h 3mo ago
> Someone downloading a photo editing app and then having a rootkit installed in the background that waits to empty their bank account is not a workable situation.
Yes, that would be absurd. Thankfully, that isn't how root access has worked in a very very long time if ever. If photo editing app requests root access... you click deny and uninstall it.
- armadyl 3mo agoBecause so-called “trusted” apps that you do give root to have no chance of getting compromised, right?
- yjftsjthsd-h 3mo agoPretty low, honestly, but being careful about that is why I tend to make it ask every single time.
- actionfromafar 3mo agoSome percentage will click Allow.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3mo agoYes, that's Google's excuse for banning side loading. It's a terrible reason.
- spogbiper 3mo agoThey aren't banning it. They are introducing a one time 24 hour waiting period. Not ideal, but not banning.
- clhodapp 3mo agoThey will monitor and if "too many" people are still doing normal software installs (I refuse to call it "sideloading" when that properly refers to pushing software from a different device over a debug connection), they'll raise the annoyance barrier higher.