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More spyware on Android phones

And again

Powerful backdoor/rootkit found preinstalled on 3 million Android phones | Ars Technica

I don't know why people aren't way, way more concerned about using Android phones.

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Well, that is conundrum of an open source OS. Anyone can play, which means that you need to be a bit more careful about what you buy/how you use.
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I guess the moral of the story is - don't trust your device's baseline security.

https://www.cnet.com/news/your-iphone-or-mac-could-be-hacked-with-one-imessage/

If it's a device with internet connectivity, it is susceptible to being compromised. Doesn't matter if it's Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows...
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Most of these exploits I've been seeing are on off-brand Chinese phones

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