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    1. James Pinnell‏ @syvergy 24 Aug 2018
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      WHO EVER THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPENhttps://www.androidcentral.com/epic-games-first-fortnite-installer-allowed-hackers-download-install-silently …

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    2. James Pinnell‏ @syvergy 24 Aug 2018
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      Any thoughts @EpicGames @TimSweeneyEpic

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    3. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @syvergy @JamesPinnell and

      Did you see Tim's response? He said that he feels Google chose to release details of the exploit publicly as a direct attack on Epic's approach to android distribution. Like, duh, of course google are going to publicly decry your dangerously high profile attack on their system.

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    4. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 24 Aug 2018
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      Android is an open platform. We released software for it. When Google identified a security flaw, we worked around the clock (literally) to fix it and release an update. The only irresponsible thing here is Google’s rapid public release of technical details.

      14 replies 1 retweet 29 likes
    5. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

      We asked Google to hold the disclosure until the update was more widely installed. They refused, creating an unnecessary risk for Android users in order to score cheap PR points.

      26 replies 5 retweets 41 likes
    6. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @JamesPinnell @EpicGames

      I saw your words on the linked article, and I agree that that is likely 100% why they chose to go public so fast. I'm just not surprised they did. It's a shame that your software had an issue, and it's a shame that Google were able to run with that.

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    7. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @manfightdragon @TimSweeneyEpic and

      Just try to acknowledge that it was actually your software that put users at risk, not Google.

      1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
    8. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @manfightdragon @JamesPinnell @EpicGames

      Yes, Epic is responsible for security flaw and, as I communicated to the @AndroidCentral folks, we’re grateful that Google did the in-depth security analysis of Fortnite and reported the flaw to us.

      2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
    9. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

      I grant that Google finding a flaw in our software and sourcing stories about the fact of it is a valid PR strategy. But why the rapid public release of technical details? That does nothing but give hackers a chance to target unpatched users.

      5 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
    10. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @JamesPinnell and

      I noticed in the bug tracker they just said "As per the email" with regard to choosing only to wait 7 days. Did their email elaborate at all on why they did this? It seems like there's no good reason for it.

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      Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 24 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @manfightdragon @JamesPinnell and

      Google did privately communicate something to the effect that they’re monitoring Fortnite installations on all Android devices(!) and felt that there weren’t many unpatched installs remaining.

      10:56 PM - 24 Aug 2018
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        1. James Pinnell‏ @syvergy 24 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

          Thanks for those details Tim

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        2. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 25 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @Lakers714 @TimSweeneyEpic and

          The issue here is that they did get special treatment. Google set aside the standard 90 day wait because of Epic’s public image.

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        1. Danny Roa‏ @dannyroa 27 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

          So Google is looking out for Fortnite users security privately and you still diss them by saying they are trying to score PR points?

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        1. Łukasz‏ @rzymianin 28 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

          Łukasz Retweeted emptywheel

          https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1033879152246575104?s=19 …

          Łukasz added,

          emptywheel @emptywheel
          If you're not paying iPhone's premium prices, you're paying Google's price in privacy. https://www.adweek.com/digital/google-is-collecting-your-data-even-when-your-phone-isnt-in-use/ … pic.twitter.com/KqF7kTOUVq
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        1. Lance McDonald‏ @manfightdragon 24 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @JamesPinnell and

          That's not good enough, really.

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        1. Michael Rand‏ @karehaqt 25 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @manfightdragon and

          All to save money at the expense of user security, pure and utter greed.

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