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Re:WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents by revelation on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @12:53PM (#13812749)
Seems like the headline is perfectly fine. The software on the device you don't own is bypassed, resulting in encryption being ineffective? That seems like a highly critical issue for whoever owns the software.

Step the fuck up Google. Android security is an embarrassment.

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Re:WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents by idlewords on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @12:56PM (#13812797)
The headline mentions specific apps; readers will remember that those apps are "insecure". Very dangerous.
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Re:WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents by throwaway743824 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:29PM (#13813811)
They are insecure from the perspective of protecting people from targeted government surveillance though. The security model doesn't support it.
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