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| − | '''Android''' is a widely used [[operating system]] developed by [[Google]]. | + | '''Android''' is a widely used [[operating system]] developed by [[Google]]. Although [[open source]], it is sold preinstalled on [[mobile phones]], often with dozens of pieces of [[malware]] pre-installed, some of which are invisible to end users. The Android [[cellphone]] has been described as "the most sophisticated surveillance machine to date for monitoring your routines."<ref>https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/22/inenglish/1553244778_819882.html</ref> |
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Android is a widely used operating system developed by Google. Although open source, it is sold preinstalled on mobile phones, often with dozens of pieces of malware pre-installed, some of which are invisible to end users. The Android cellphone has been described as "the most sophisticated surveillance machine to date for monitoring your routines."[1]
Google Playstore
A joint investigation by researchers from Security Without Borders and Viceconcluded in March 2019 that the Google Playstore had around 20 malware apps that went undetected for 2 or so years.[2]
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