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ABS: Android security underpinningsABS: Android security underpinningsPosted Feb 28, 2013 19:12 UTC (Thu) by leoc (subscriber, #39773)Parent article: ABS: Android security underpinnings I've always been curious what rooting an android phone does to this security model. Am I just being overly paranoid in avoiding doing it for the added functionality?
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ABS: Android security underpinnings Posted Mar 1, 2013 2:49 UTC (Fri) by dmag (subscriber, #17775) [Link]
I'm no expert, but I don't think you should worry.
Upon rooting, you install an app called Super User. Any app can ask for SU permissions via an intent, and SU asks you if it's OK.
And I think my phone is much more secure now that it's free of CarrierIQ, and the preinstalled bloatware.
CyanogenMod has been rock solid.
Worrying about root Posted Mar 6, 2013 13:16 UTC (Wed) by alex (subscriber, #1355) [Link]
You may have to worry. When you give root access to an app you really want to trust it won't abuse it. While "good" root apps are meant to only grab root privileges for the minimum amount of work possible it's not enforced. Every app running with root privileges presents another potential attack vector onto your device which could be exploited.
Personally though I'm not overly paranoid, although I only tend to grant root access to apps install via F-Droid (and hence source code available FLOSS). Of course the availability of the source code doesn't guarantee anyone has actually audited it for badness.
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