How Safe are Devices Using Old Google Function?
According to a document drawn up by the New York Public Prosecutor's Office (PDF), all older versions of Android can be jailbroken very easily (by resetting the code accesss), remotely from Google if there is a court order, allowing authorities to explore the contents of a device.
The paper, which examines the impact of full encryption disk στην πρόσβαση των αρχών επιβολής του νόμου, αναφέρει ότι οι συσκευές που τρέχουν Android 5.0 (και νεότερες) δεν είναι σε θέση να παραβιαστούν χρησιμοποιώντας την technique of remote password reset as they use full disk encryption (which however is not enabled by default for many devices).
Any device that uses an older version of Google's operating system is vulnerable to remote recovery.
“Οι ερευνητές είναι σε θέση να παρακάμψουν τους κωδικούς access για ορισμένες από αυτές τις συσκευές χρησιμοποιώντας μια ποικιλία από εγκληματολογικές τεχνικές.
For some other types of Android devices, Google may reset passwords when requested with a search warrant to assist law enforcement authorities in extracting data from the device. ”
In accordance with Android Developer Dashboard, this means that the 74,1 percent of devices that still use an older version of Android can be remotely compromised at any time.
See the chart below:
