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don't let google alter the deal (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This is clearly not designed to keep people secure. If it was, Google would not force you to make your device less secure to install apps of your choice.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child)

    The only way it reduces security is by increasing the attack surface. There is no "now anybody can get root on your phone" vulnerability for enabling developer options, and if there were, Google would patch it. I always enable developer options as soon as I get a new device.

    Because of this, the audit described in the "Other" link is deprecated.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    I always enable developer options as soon as I get a new device.

    That's great for you, but you and I are not the targets that Google is supposedly trying to protect from supposed scams.

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