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by revelation 3397 days ago
Seems like the headline is perfectly fine. The software on the device you don't own is bypassed, resulting in encryption being ineffective? That seems like a highly critical issue for whoever owns the software.

Step the fuck up Google. Android security is an embarrassment.

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The headline mentions specific apps; readers will remember that those apps are "insecure". Very dangerous.
They are insecure from the perspective of protecting people from targeted government surveillance though. The security model doesn't support it.