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Hmmm, Android fragmentation strikes again

From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 7 08:30:00 2023

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/thousands-of-android-devices-come-with-unkillable-backdoor-preinstalled/

How did that happen? Lol

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From RabidPedagog@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Sat Oct 7 11:45:08 2023

On 2023-10-07 11:30 a.m., Thomas E. wrote:

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/thousands-of-android-devices-come-with-unkillable-backdoor-preinstalled/

How did that happen? Lol

It should be made clear that the devices in question are cheap Android
boxes from manufacturers nobody has ever heard of, not devices by known companies.

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Galatians 6:7

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From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to RabidPedagog on Sun Oct 15 05:54:23 2023

On Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:45:11 AM UTC-4, RabidPedagog wrote:

On 2023-10-07 11:30 a.m., Thomas E. wrote:

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/thousands-of-android-devices-come-with-unkillable-backdoor-preinstalled/

How did that happen? Lol

It should be made clear that the devices in question are cheap Android
boxes from manufacturers nobody has ever heard of, not devices by known companies.

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RabidPedagog
Galatians 6:7

Which is obvious from the article.

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