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NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

Posted Jan 21, 2012 7:45 UTC (Sat) by rqosa (subscriber, #24136)
In reply to: NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H) by gidoca
Parent article: NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

> having root access) is useful even with an unlocked bootloader.

It's true that it makes it more convenient, but it's not a requirement for ensuring that the user controls their own hardware.

(What's more, one could argue that, in the presence of untrusted user-space software, having an enforceable security policy in the OS is required to ensure that the user maintains control over their hardware.)


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