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Re:6 weeks after release, Samsung S5 VZN/ATT still not roote... by codesuela on Monday May 26, 2014 @06:35AM (#7799264)
> Google is making Android harder to root Did I miss something? Could you please elaborate.
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Re:6 weeks after release, Samsung S5 VZN/ATT still not roote... by voltagex_ on Monday May 26, 2014 @08:16AM (#7799428)
http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/9175/Android_4_3_and_SELin... and https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/dm-verity.h...

Sorry for just dropping links, I'm not particularly well versed in this area.

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Re:6 weeks after release, Samsung S5 VZN/ATT still not roote... by flym4n on Monday May 26, 2014 @08:24AM (#7799445)
It's getting harder because they keep adding/enabling countermeasures like ASLR, NX, RELRO, FORTIFY_SOURCE
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