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Re:Introducing Netflix Stethoscope by twodayslate on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @04:15PM (#13700077)
> Detecting it as a security problem is moronic. In fact, I'd argue it's actually a security improvement

By definition a jailbroken device is vulnerable to something as that is how it was jailbroken in the first place. Having the most up to date version is usually the safest thing for a user.

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Re:Introducing Netflix Stethoscope by problems on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @04:21PM (#13700125)
Sure, so detect that as the problem.

That's not true of rooted Android devices though, most Android devices allow you to enable a developer mode which will allow you to replace the ROM entirely if you like with no need to exploit anything.

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Re:Introducing Netflix Stethoscope by kodroid on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @06:27PM (#13701241)
I think your talking about bootloader unlocking rather than dev mode
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