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X-post: Better understanding and mitigating the risks of using a phone that no longer receives system updates (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by bulwark@infosec.pub to c/cybersecurity@infosec.pub

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Crosspost of an ongoing thread over at !android@lemdro.id

Some interesting discussions on the trade-off between security and being able to use your aging Android for a little while longer.

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[–] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 4 points 1 year ago

While I hate relegating perfectly usable Android phones to a landfill, identity theft also sucks. The bottom line is that manufacturers should be required to supply updates for longer periods of time or provide a means to completely unlock them for free and let end users install new versions of the ROM.