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Re:The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security by bubblethink on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @02:24PM (#20822522)
>but on Android spyware can turn on the microphone and camera remotely.

Seems like an unsubstantiated claim. Also, Android is a broad umbrella term where security varies widely across implementations and devices. Do you have any concrete information about reference Android devices (i.e., Pixels)

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Re:The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security by opencl on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @02:30PM (#20822590)
He was using a Galaxy S3 long past the time it stopped receiving security patches.

https://www.androidcentral.com/which-android-phone-does-dona...

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Re:The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security by okmokmz on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:55PM (#20823458)
>Seems like an unsubstantiated claim

It absolutely isn't. Evidence supporting his claim are easily found online, both in leaked documents as well as from other first and second hand sources

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