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Scotsman37
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PostPosted: 14:36 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered Reply with quote
A "master key" that could give cyber-thieves unfettered access to almost any Android phone has been discovered by security research firm BlueBox.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23179522

I think the Android market is going to take a BIG hit in the market for this and Apple & Blackerry & Microsoft is going to be overjoyed by this news!
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UnknownStuntm...
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PostPosted: 14:48 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Re: 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered Reply with quote
Scotsman37 wrote:
I think the Android market is going to take a BIG hit in the market for this and Apple & Blackerry & Microsoft is going to be overjoyed by this news!

I think you think too much! Laughing
This isn't new news though, I'm absolutely sure this was trumpeted last year at some point. I can't find anything on GooGoo now, cos this story is all over the place, creating a media blindness issue...

The TL;DR about it is that if you install software from a source other than the Android Market (Google Play) store, you could potentially have an app doing things it doesn't declare in the app description.
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PostPosted: 15:35 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
its android, there will always be something Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:35 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Because as we know, absolutely everyone reads the description of what permissions they're giving an app and carefully weights up the pros and cons before clicking "SHUT UP AND GIVE ME STUFF". Wink

Incidentally (or otherwise) I'll just go ahead and assume that BlueBox gets a lot of brown envelopes with Redmond and Cupertino postmarks.
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PostPosted: 16:04 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rob Fzs wrote:
might learn people to stop wanking over 'apps' and stay off their phones for at least 5 minutes once a day.
Teach, dear boy. I'm sure there's a grammar app out there for you Wink
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rob Fzs wrote:
might learn people to stop wanking over 'apps' and stay off their phones for at least 5 minutes once a day.
nowhere.elysium wrote:
Teach, dear boy. I'm sure there's a grammar app out there for you Wink

Full stop, then the smiley face.

What are they teaching the Grammar Nazis these days?
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PostPosted: 17:37 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Because as we know, absolutely everyone reads the description of what permissions they're giving an app and carefully weights up the pros and cons before clicking "SHUT UP AND GIVE ME STUFF". Wink


I do that. If I can't rationalise to myself why they need such-and-such access I don't install it Smile
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bazza
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PostPosted: 19:07 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Re: 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered Reply with quote
Scotsman37 wrote:
A "master key" that could give cyber-thieves unfettered access to almost any Android phone has been discovered by security research firm BlueBox.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23179522

I think the Android market is going to take a BIG hit in the market for this and Apple & Blackerry & Microsoft is going to be overjoyed by this news!


Except if you have "Don't install from unknown sources" checked and don't install pirated apps, you can pretty much ignore all the hysteria.

You fail at panic-mongering. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17713394/awnker.gif
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Andy_Pagin
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PostPosted: 22:54 - 04 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Android is Microsofts biggest revenue stream, they're blackmailing all the droid phone manufacturers with the threat of bullshit patent infringements, they'd shit a brick if there was a serious possibility of Android being compromised.
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PostPosted: 04:21 - 06 Aug 2013    Post subject: Re: 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered Reply with quote
Scotsman37 wrote:
A "master key" that could give cyber-thieves unfettered access to almost any Android phone has been discovered by security research firm BlueBox.

I think the Android market is going to take a BIG hit in the market for this and Apple & Blackerry & Microsoft is going to be overjoyed by this news!


Agree! Android will more popular in future.
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