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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Super handy for if a certificate gets out and needs to be revoked.

Idiots.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Maybe read the article and not look like an idiot. All they did was move the certificates into a signed package that is updated through Google Play. They can revoke certs even faster now because it doesn't require a system update.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    IMO this isn't a real "solution" to the problem here, but this article states Android 14 also allows Google to manage device CAs remotely and push updates via Google Play, and goes into detail about how that mechanism is poorly documented publicly and is basically only an option for Google themselves, not any third party device administrators.

    Google can easily claim that all security concerns are handled by their own management while continuing to deny access to all third parties to actually handle that responsibility themselves if desired.

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