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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Rooted phones with signal are more secure or less secure?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Less. If someone has root privs on your phone they can screenshot without your notice and send those shots wherever they want, encryption or self-deleting messaging apps be damned.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So if Google has root privileges (does it automatically on Android? ) then they can screenshot whatever they like?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I mean, they provide the operating system and push updates to your phone via a trusted channel, so yeah you're kinda extending them 100% trust already. I'm more thinking about malware authors here though; criminals or governments (or criminal governments) slipping shady shit onto your phone without your noticing.

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