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Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• plant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Understand where the thought comes from, but do you know what zero days are

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  • Balldowern@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No one is going to waste a zero day on a random guy using Nova launcher. Zero days are used against governments & other militaries.

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    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      But if you’re not installing updates to patch out a zero day, the vulnerability is still there.

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      • mad_djinn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        when are you nerds going to learn that software is religion , developers are prophets, and users are following the words of God?

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  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah sure, the os gets regular updates, banking apps get updates.

    When it comes to digital devices, convenience and security are in a constant tug of war, ultimately we have to make a choice. And when I make that choice I remember that this isn’t a company phone, there’s no customer data at risk, no important info to be breached. And still the number of times I’ve been hacked: 0

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  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re talking about app updates not firmware and system updates

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    • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Apps can have vulnerabilities too. What happens when something you install can make changes to your launcher because one of it’s libraries has a known hole? Launchers get a decent level of unchecked power.

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