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Subject: Washington Post says Google sold Android phones with hidden insecure feature
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:07:44 -0000 (UTC)
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Google sold Android phones with hidden insecure feature
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/15/google-sold-android-phones-with-hidden-insecure-feature-companies-find/

We'll need to know more but this is what the Washington Post reported:

 "Google's master software for some Android phones includes a
  hidden feature that is insecure and could be activated to allow 
  remote control or spying on users, according to a security company 
  that found it inside phones at a U.S. intelligence contractor.

  The feature appears intended to give employees at stores selling 
  Pixel phones and other models deep access to the devices so they 
  can demonstrate how they work, according to researchers at iVerify'
  who shared their findings with The Washington Post.