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Re:Massachusetts health notifications app installed without ... by okdjnfweonfe on Saturday June 19, 2021 @05:11AM (#27559032)
its not exactly a 0day if the ISP is communicating (through an intermediary) to a card the ISP gave you, that's just normal, unexpensive

And this is like, literally a state actor installing an app in this case?

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Re:Massachusetts health notifications app installed without ... by fragileone on Saturday June 19, 2021 @05:20AM (#27559077)
In this case it requires the presence of Google Play Services. I'm unsure if there's any evidence that they can install apps without it being present.
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