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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Their main issue is this: dumb people install apks from spurious website

No they don't. Most people don't even know what an apk even is.

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Most people don't know what a bootloader is. They still turn their devices on and off every day.

This whole conversation is about adding obstacles to prevent non technical users from doing things they don't fully understand.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The overwhelming majority of Android users don't even know where to start to install software outside of the Play Store. If they're even aware that it's possible.

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[–] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's actually an incredibly common way that they are infected, especially in places where WhatsApp is the default communication platform

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Yes you're right. If they knew, it would likely come with the knowledge that, if someone asks you to do this, you're probably being scammed.

That's what makes them most vulnerable to these kinds of scams.

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