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Re:MIVD boss: Meet without a smartphone, risk of espionage t... by throw0101a on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:28AM (#24753713)
> How are smartphones and tablets different from laptops and regular phones in this regard?

At least when it comes to smartphones, there is the baseband circuitry that tends to run completely independently of the OS:

* https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/08/android-baseband-flaws/

* https://threatpost.com/baseband-zero-day-exposes-millions-of...

Some people do worry about the Intel Management Engine having similar issues:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Securi...

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