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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by rex_lupi on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:13PM (#28435166)
yes, security updates are really not enough. just consider the case of app permission hardenings on latest android versions (12/11/10)
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by laurent92 on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:54PM (#28436239)
I doubt vendors will implement 2-stream updates. Mandating 7 years probably means we’ll all have to use the most recent version.
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