We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program

Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by skinnymuch on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:11AM (#28500102)

I assumed this was obvious. From my own anecdotal seeing, all three instances of cheap Android devices given to people via Lifeline, Assurance Wirleess had preinstalled stuff. It won’t go away even if you uninstall whatever BS. It’ll be back in a day or two. Slows the already weak phone down to a crawl sometimes.

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Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by hcykb on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:13AM (#28500110)

It's a race to the bottom basically. When you can't skimp anymore on hardware you have to do so on software

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Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by ignoramous on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:22AM (#28500173)

In one case, a husband gift her wife a phone with spyware preinstalled to snoop in on her: https://timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-tailed-by-...

Apparently, stalking is a booming business: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50166147

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Re:We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifel... by exikyut on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:39AM (#28500253)

This sounds like a situation where the husband installed the malware, however, as opposed to a shady provider/operator/carrier.

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