Among other things, I work in the IT security field. I posted the message because the exploited existed, had for a while, and wasn't patched (most recent update, as other have noted did apply a f...
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Among other things, I work in the IT security field. I posted the message because the exploited existed, had for a while, and wasn't patched (most recent update, as other have noted did apply a fix). There is no such thing as absolute protection. Security is NOT a preventative, it's merely a tactic to delay, to keep "them" out long enough so that WHEN (not IF) they get in, whatever you're trying to protect is no longer sensitive. Researchers found the flaw and published. That makes it something, particularly as long as vulnerability testing reveals the possibility for exploit. While I understand the need to take reasonable precautions, this isn't and shouldn't be a "user" issue. As you correctly noted, Google and the OEMs have to generate a fix.