Re:Android now allows apps to block sideloading
by t0bia_s on Thursday September 12, 2024 @02:30AM
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Banking apps are usually huge data collectors (scaning installed apps for example) that invade privacy instead of giving proclaimed security.
Re:Android now allows apps to block sideloading
by UniverseHacker on Thursday September 12, 2024 @10:53AM
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I can- it is done over text so if you have apple devices, you can confirm on any of the devices. Technically it is routing through the phone though.
Many banks in the EU require a smartphone for that at this point (or a dedicated authentication device).
But instead of using actually secure technologies like Android’s protected confirmation (which couldn’t care less about running on a rooted phone, as it runs in a trusted HW enclave), they usually just settle for (often very spoofable) “root detection”. It’s quite sad.