Google Pixel phones sold with security vulnerability, report finds

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/15/24221151/google-pixel-showcase-software-spyware-palantir-iverify

The hidden app was inactive by default.

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Orbituary@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

This article is ridiculously stupid.

The app needs to be activated. It's like saying, "OMGEEEE WINDOWS MACHINES HAVE RDP!!!!"

“When enabled, Showcase.apk makes the operating system accessible to hackers and ripe for man-in-the-middle attacks, code injection, and spyware,” the report reads.

astro_ray@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 1y

I saw GrapheneOS is saying that it is not quite the threat as they this article suggests.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034