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Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones
(www.the-independent.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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Granting blanket root to all programs on an android phone sure that's a risk; but who the fuck does that on any system...
From memory individual apps would be able to request root which could be denied, approved once, approved always or ignored.
Why would you provide any app with root access tbo?
What do they need it for?
Not OP but rooting is still necessary for advanced backups like those made using Swift Backup