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minus-squarepipe01@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·2 months agoIs it just me, or is having ADB exposed physically not that big a deal?
minus-squareKazuyaDarklight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69·2 months agoTend to agree, security is always the goal but if someone is in my house hacking my vacuum, I have bigger issues. The no-notice remote kill is the bigger issue to me.
minus-squaresubignition@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoThe much bigger concern is that the pathway used to send the remote kill command could very easily be utilized by nefarious actors.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoTo do what, wear out one section of carpet faster than the rest of your house?
minus-squaresubignition@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoIf a hacker can get into the device remotely it can be an entry point to your home network.
minus-squarekylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoIt is not good. But in most cases just adb doesnt grand root access. That’s just bad.
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 months agoNO! It’syour device, you should have root! The fact that the manufacturer gives their product owners root is a good thing, not bad! I will die on this fucking hill.
minus-squarekylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI agree with you. But granting root straight from adb with 0 auth is not good.
Is it just me, or is having ADB exposed physically not that big a deal?
Tend to agree, security is always the goal but if someone is in my house hacking my vacuum, I have bigger issues. The no-notice remote kill is the bigger issue to me.
The much bigger concern is that the pathway used to send the remote kill command could very easily be utilized by nefarious actors.
To do what, wear out one section of carpet faster than the rest of your house?
If a hacker can get into the device remotely it can be an entry point to your home network.
It is not good. But in most cases just adb doesnt grand root access. That’s just bad.
NO! It’syour device, you should have root! The fact that the manufacturer gives their product owners root is a good thing, not bad!
I will die on this fucking hill.
I agree with you. But granting root straight from adb with 0 auth is not good.