Two years ago we covered a story on how Russia was requiring ISPs to
give backdoor access to apps.
You may recall that last year the FBI asked Apple to
give it backdoor access to the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, and Apple refused.
And the unions were
given backdoor access so they can get what they want,» Samuel says.
Not exact matches
Related: Apple
Gave Uber's App «Unprecedented»
Access to a Secret
Backdoor That Can Record iPhone Screens
Should companies
give authorities «
backdoors,» or easy
access to their user data to investigate national security cases?
Should tech companies build
backdoors to
give the government
access to customer data?
This system is truly difficult to get through, the only way would be if the service
gave access through a
backdoor (in which case your files should be double - encrypted with near - unbreakable passwords).
«The problem is that these pre-loaded apps are built on top of the existing Android architecture in such a way as to create potential «
backdoors» that can be used to
give third - parties direct
access to personal information or other phone features.»
According to a Twitter user Elliot Alderson, OnePlus devices come with EngineerMode APK app pre-loaded on them, which acts as a
backdoor,
giving third - party apps potential root
access without the need for unlocking the phone.
Nest's announcement that it will share user data with Google as well as third - party services like Logitech and Jawbone has unsurprisingly reawakened privacy concerns, coinciding with a new hack of the Smart Thermostat that could in theory
give nefarious
backdoor access.