Tag: pre-installed apps
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Samsung AppCloud Sparks Privacy Fear: Accused of Being ‘Undeletable Spyware’
A debate over privacy has once again ignited around several budget Samsung smartphones. The controversy stems from the system service AppCloud, preinstalled on Galaxy A, M, and F devices in certain regions. This component is responsible for curating third-party app recommendations during initial setup or after system updates. For a long time, it was viewed…
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Google Accused of Hiding Uninstall Options for Pre-installed Android Apps, Violating EU DMA
Six human rights organizations have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, accusing it of violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA)—a cornerstone piece of EU legislation governing the conduct of the world’s largest tech firms. The signatories of the complaint include ARTICLE 19, European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Free…
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FirmwareDroid: An analysis framework for Android firmware and Apps.
FirmwareDroid is a research project that aims to develop novel methods to analyse Android firmware. It is mainly made to automate the process of extracting and scanning pre-installed Android apps for security research purposes. In this repository you will find the code for the backend of FMD. The application has a minimal React frontend (see https://github.com/FirmwareDroid/FMD-WebClient),…
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Microsoft explains why much Windows 10 pre-installed apps cannot be uninstalled directly
Like most operating systems, Windows 10 also has much pre-installed software, and most pre-installed software, especially software developed by Microsoft, cannot be uninstalled. Of course, if we are managing permissions and using certain tools, we can call PowerShell to uninstall, provided that we have high enough permissions. Software that cannot be uninstalled includes Your Phone…