No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
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Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#2Which is exactly why we need to fix this problem. Consumer products don't have good security at all and it's making the world a worse place
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#3Why would Mediatek go through the trouble of changing the socket instead of removing the backdoor?
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#4Which is exactly why we need to fix this problem. Consumer products don't have good security at all and it's making the world a worse place
The strange thing is that I have less people around me with virus problems, stolen card problems, scam problems, etc than 10 years ago. Despite the fact that we deem those devices less secure.
Something is off.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#5Why would Mediatek go through the trouble of changing the socket instead of removing the backdoor?
Central.gov and the ministry of information probably asked them kindly.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#6Which is exactly why we need to fix this problem. Consumer products don't have good security at all and it's making the world a worse place
The strange thing is that I have less people around me with virus problems, stolen card problems, scam problems, etc than 10 years ago. Despite the fact that we deem those devices less secure. Something is off.
I guess a lot of people have moved to platforms which are essentially virus-proof, like the iPad. I have several members of my family who used windows computers before, now they use iPads exclusively for all their work and pleasure. Previously any of them would open anything that they got in an email, and I guess they still do - it's just that with some devices, it's not an issue. A zipped up virus won't do any harm on an iPad, and probably most Android devices are secure from that too.
So while I think that windows devices are as easy to infiltrate as ever, a lot of people have simply stopped using them, and replaced them with - coincidentally, not intentionally - more secure platforms.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
The strange thing is that I have less people around me with virus problems, stolen card problems, scam problems, etc than 10 years ago. Despite the fact that we deem those devices less secure. Something is off.
I guess a lot of people have moved to platforms which are essentially virus-proof, like the iPad. I have several members of my family who used windows computers before, now they use iPads exclusively for all their work and pleasure. Previously any of them would open anything that they got in an email, and I guess they still do - it's just that with some devices, it's not an issue. A zipped up virus won't do any harm…
Pretty much this, security isn't improving, its just those infected zip & doc files usually aren't targeted at Android or iOS.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#8Why would Mediatek go through the trouble of changing the socket instead of removing the backdoor?
They want this data, and they know Google will let them get away with it. Just like how they segment SOCs based on what version of Android they support for each SOC, so if you want Android 6 or kernel 3.10, your paying for a higher end chipset.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#9Which is exactly why we need to fix this problem. Consumer products don't have good security at all and it's making the world a worse place
The strange thing is that I have less people around me with virus problems, stolen card problems, scam problems, etc than 10 years ago. Despite the fact that we deem those devices less secure. Something is off.
Security on desktop OSes is still much worse, with even sandboxing being fairly rare.
Re: No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The strange thing is that I have less people around me with virus problems, stolen card problems, scam problems, etc than 10 years ago. Despite the fact that we deem those devices less secure. Something is off.
Security on desktop OSes is still much worse, with even sandboxing being fairly rare.
Oh come on. The virus situation on Windows XP was appalling. The system was wide open. It's the primary reason I mainly switched to the Mac in 2006. Sane security was the one truly good thing that's come out of the post-XP era of MS operating systems.