lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down158
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minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd people wonder why I keep rooting my Android phones. Without advanced permission denial and file access restrictions, phones will spy on anything and anyone.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoRooting is no longer required and is a security risk Or do you mean flashing custom privacy respecting rom
minus-squaredai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoGranting blanket root to all programs on an android phone sure that’s a risk; but who the fuck does that on any system… From memory individual apps would be able to request root which could be denied, approved once, approved always or ignored.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhy would you provide any app with root access tbo? What do they need it for?
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNot OP but rooting is still necessary for advanced backups like those made using Swift Backup
And people wonder why I keep rooting my Android phones.
Without advanced permission denial and file access restrictions, phones will spy on anything and anyone.
Rooting is no longer required and is a security risk
Or do you mean flashing custom privacy respecting rom
Granting blanket root to all programs on an android phone sure that’s a risk; but who the fuck does that on any system…
From memory individual apps would be able to request root which could be denied, approved once, approved always or ignored.
Why would you provide any app with root access tbo?
What do they need it for?
Not OP but rooting is still necessary for advanced backups like those made using Swift Backup