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Vulnerability researcher at Google. This is a personal stream, opinions expressed are mine.

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    1. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 8 Apr 2019
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      Meanwhile, not only is Android one of the worst security offenders, but Google Play Protect is literally the worst-in-show on independent metrics for protecting Android devices! Google would've been better off buying McAfee, they're that bad at doing this in-house.

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    2. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 8 Apr 2019
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      http://AVTEST.org  has regularly shown that Play Protect is mostly a joke, and every Google security update claiming otherwise is a blatant lie to the public: https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/mobile-devices/ … Everyone else: 4 or 6. Google: 0.

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    3. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 8 Apr 2019
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      Which is to say, Tavis is a brilliant researcher paid to make Google's competitors look bad, whilst conveniently ignoring that Google's platforms are far, far worse.

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    4. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 8 Apr 2019
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      I think your tinfoil hat needs some adjustment.

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    5. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 8 Apr 2019
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      I mean, you guys did commission hit pieces on Fortnite on Android the day after they went around Google's Play Store monopoly because it cost Google an estimated $70 million. If you're not aware that's how your bosses do business, you should check. 😬

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    6. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 9 Apr 2019
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      Replying to @ocdtrekkie @falmatrix2r and

      If you think making software safer for free is some sort of evil conspiracy, then you have paranoia issues. Sorry, but no Blofeld-esque executive summons us and orders us audit software for free as punishment for slights (?!?!). You need to think through your conspiracy theories.

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    7. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 9 Apr 2019
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      I mean, the Fortnite bug effectively required that someone already have a malicious app installed to exploit (likely from Google's own store). But it got a huge amount of media hype from Google's closest partners in media.

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    8. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 9 Apr 2019
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      Replying to @ocdtrekkie @falmatrix2r and

      First of all, that's false: privilege escalation vulnerabilities are used as part of an exploit chain, you compromise some low-privilege component then gain privileges. It doesn't require malware.

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    9. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 9 Apr 2019
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      Replying to @taviso @ocdtrekkie and

      Second, most vendors publish advisories when vulnerabilities are fixed. It's vital to communicate to users that a security issue has been resolved, that is not malicious: Google publishes advisories about Chrome, and rewards researchers who report bugs. You are being paranoid.

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    10. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie 9 Apr 2019
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      Replying to @taviso @falmatrix2r and

      The fact that a huge number of Google's known media partners focused on promoting a vulnerability in Epic's app that was conveniently found by your team after they cut Google out of the deal is an unbelievable happenstance to buy into.

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      Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso 9 Apr 2019
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      Replying to @ocdtrekkie @falmatrix2r and

      You just make up theories and state them like facts, it's troubling. Let's just leave it there, I hope that your friends and colleagues do not attribute malice to your actions like you do to theirs.

      7:57 AM - 9 Apr 2019
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