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Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices

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On 26/06/2015 5:27 AM, voyager529 wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:25:16 +1000, Sylvia Else
> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
>
>> <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/samsung-galaxy-hack-swiftkey-vulnerability-lets-hackers-easily-snoop-on-phones-10325574.html>
>>
>> So, some obscure technical mistake has introduced a vulnerability into
>> the phones.
>>
>> Well, actually no. It appears the problem is just that the software
>> auto-updates itself without ensuring that the server is trusted, and
>> (presumably) not requiring that the update be cryptographically signed.
>>
>> So, just mind-boggling incompetence. Nothing new there.
>>
>> Most countries have consumer protection laws. If someone suffers a loss
>> as a result of this, they really ought to sue Samsung.
>>
>> Sylvia
>
> Interesting question: If Samsung only licensed the software from
> Swiftkey, would it really be Samsung who should shoulder the lawsuit,
> or Swiftkey themselves?
>

Unless the relevant consumer laws state otherwise, it would be against 
Samsung, since the consumer has no contract with Swiftkey.

Sylvia.

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SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2015-06-19 17:25 +1000
  Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices voyager529 <voyager529@live.com> - 2015-06-25 15:27 -0400
    Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2015-06-26 19:12 +1000
      Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Mike Duffy <see_website@signature.block> - 2015-06-26 20:08 -0400
        Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-27 08:12 +0300
          Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Mike Duffy <see_website@signature.block> - 2015-06-27 01:24 -0400
            Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-27 08:29 +0300
        Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2015-06-27 18:12 +1000
          Re: SwiftKey vulnerability lets hackers easily take control of devices polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2015-06-27 13:14 +0100

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