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If your interests happen not to be that of a "script kiddie," surf to places such as CERT ... a long-standing group at Carnegie-Mellon University which specifically researches computer vulnerabilities, and does so in a specifically open and public way. There is no "security through obscurity." The exact same process is used in the world of cryptography.
The entire world of "exploits" and so-forth is, in my opinion, highly overrated. (Although it does demonstrate how much mileage you can get out of a face-mask and good marketing.) "Everybody likes to fantasize about The Wild, Wild West, except for the bit about actually getting shot."
Last edited by sundialsvcs; 12-16-2011 at 07:25 AM.
@sundialsvcs: totally agree. More than "over-rated", I'd go as far as to call this sort of thing "boring." For several reasons. (1) OEMs shouldn't be locking down phones anyway, it's unethical and rude. (2) Black-hatting is a stupid waste of time driven by arrogance and hubris.
@OP: Find an Android forum. And for Christ's sake do a g* d*ned Google search.
@acid_kewpie: In the US, at least, root exploits are legal. So aside from being perhaps an unappealing topic, I don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with the OP's inquiry.
@sundialsvcs: totally agree. More than "over-rated", I'd go as far as to call this sort of thing "boring." For several reasons. (1) OEMs shouldn't be locking down phones anyway, it's unethical and rude. (2) Black-hatting is a stupid waste of time driven by arrogance and hubris.
jhwilliams, I think you are misunderstood.
Problem is not the locked phones, problem is SECURITY !!!
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