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From: Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Reboot Your Device Now
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:37:24 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-23, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
> NSA Tells iPhone And Android Users: Reboot Your Device Now
> ...
> The NSA's original warning was published in a mobile device best
> practices guide in 2020. If you are having difficulty opening the PDF
> document the previous link takes you to, then there is an alternative
> route to the same document that requires a few more clicks available
> from the NSA press room. With smartphones running across all operating
> system platforms becoming an increasingly popular target for threat
> actors of all flavors, the NSA said that "many of the features provide
> convenience and capability but sacrifice security" and attempted to
> pin down simple steps that even the most non-technical users could
> take to better protect their devices and the data stored within.
> Earlier this year, I reported on the NSA advice, and that article has
> continued to stir a myriad of responses to this day. I?ve had security
> experts and smartphone users alike thank me for bringing the warning
> to their attention and scold me for not going into more detail about
> what rebooting can't help protect people from. All of these opinions
> are valid, of course, and this article is written in the hope of
> providing more clarification.
>

Please provide facts and reasoning, or it's bullshit.  Especially coming
from the fucking NSA.  They've probably sideloaded some rootkit on
everyone's phone and needs everyone to reboot so the patch goes into the
kernel, or some shit.