Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

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Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

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A fix is coming, but data analytics giant Palantir says it’s ditching Android devices altogether because Google’s response to the vulnerability has been troubling.

Mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20240815141445/https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-pixel-showcase-vulnerability/

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GrapheneOS doesn’t include this, along with many other unnecessary carrier apps

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