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Old 07-29-2015, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Joshdub View Post
That's the line I was talking about.

But anyway. You said that most barely have a working knowledge of the OS, that is exactly my point. Those people, by nature, aren't going to have any information really worth "hacking" stored on their phones. You banking apps and others aren't vulnerable even if your phone is compromised by this exploit. If the phone is rooted (which is extremely unlikely for those users), then they could be compromised. Super users are much more vulnerable as they probably have rooted phones as well as sensitive information stored on the device. This kind of exploit really will only be used be either A) law enforcement agencies, such as the NSA or B) competitors. There is simply nothing to gain from a random untargeted attack.

TLR the average user isn't important enough to be targeted. The people who do need to worry are the Ross Ulbrichts.
Hey I didn't make it up nor did I author that line. It's the title of the article.
Android bug: MMS threat affects 'one billion' phones - BBC News

Really? TLR the average user isn't important enough to be targeted?
Everyone's information is important even the average user so why not let all Android users make that call.
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