ABOUT #TIKTOK

there’s a problem for #USA & #Canada android users; especially with #Samsung phones: ROOT.

#google colludes with #qualcomm and the few phone makers left in North America, to keep spyware in a separate partition from where apps are installed.

i have one of those post-2020 "unrootable" Samsungs with a fake system process that is a beacon for #Facebook & #Microsoft triggered via #LinkedIn.

we need #infosec folks looking into the phenomenon of shadow apps in #Google #Android.

🧵1/X Unboxing the #MSM8916 based M9S-E LCD Modem WiFi ("5G", but not really)

After the huge success of Debian on the #OpenStick LTE USB dongle three years ago, I wondered if you can still get MSM8916-based LTE routers to run Debian on. The search results on AliExpress piqued me: there is a new 17€ device with a color LCD screen!

Fast forward two weeks, it's here. Fasten your seatbelts to see how it works (and how it doesn't).

#ReverseEngineering #Qualcomm #Android

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