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I'm not familiar with this app but based on the read, it sounds like they're essentially relying on someone to sneak into the target's phone, install an apk wit
by ridgewell 1y ago
I'm not familiar with this app but based on the read, it sounds like they're essentially relying on someone to sneak into the target's phone, install an apk with a 'Settings' logo, where you grant it all permissions (I assume the installer facilitates the process of manually granting full permissions for each permissions type and disabling battery optimization). Android does allow you to effectively delegate full permissions to an app like that, albeit in a manual way.
- afarah1 1y agoCamera and microphone usage should be hard-wired to an LED
- Polizeiposaune 1y agoand a switch which has a physical air gap when off.
- MisterTea 1y ago"But the switch will compromise its water tightness like the headphone jack does!" - every mobile sycophant.
- jojobas 1y agoMagnets and reed switches? Crazy talk!
- bigfatkitten 1y agoOr worse: It might add 15 cents to the BOM!
- itslennysfault 1y agoThanks for your suggestion, but at this time the NSA cannot allow this change.
- roland35 1y agoI wonder if it would show up in periodic permissions scans done by android. Hopefully! But as the TechCrunch author stated, oftentimes alerting the stalker can be dangerous for the victim.