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It's better to have root access disabled by default on phones sold to the general public since they are more likely to just click the "Allow root access" button
by ch4ch4 13y ago
It's better to have root access disabled by default on phones sold to the general public since they are more likely to just click the "Allow root access" button because they don't understand the security implications of allowing root access.
- tmzt 13y agoCan somebody identify just exactly what the "security implications of allowing root access" are? Are we referring to unrestricted escalation with sudo by an unprivileged user/app? CyanogenMod has never allowed sudo without confirming it with a UI, or only allowed it for a few days back when it launched.
- bouk 13y agoYes, root access is system-level root access A user that does not know what the security implications of root access are will most likely just click "allow" when presented with a dialog