Einar@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoFrance passes bill to allow police to remotely activate phone camera and microphone to spy on peoplegazettengr.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down18cross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.onetechnology@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.org
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minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoCell carriers can already push apps to your device. https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthickey/2014/12/01/carriers-can-now-install-apps-on-android-handsets-without-customers-permission/?sh=2f169ccc5dde
minus-squareDasnap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI assume/hope this isn’t true if you bought the phone outside a contract?
minus-squarepips@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoIf you have a cell plan, they can push to your SIM.
Cell carriers can already push apps to your device.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthickey/2014/12/01/carriers-can-now-install-apps-on-android-handsets-without-customers-permission/?sh=2f169ccc5dde
I assume/hope this isn’t true if you bought the phone outside a contract?
If you have a cell plan, they can push to your SIM.