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Android users left at risk... and it's not even THEIR FAULT this time!

Lee D Silver badge

Re: Cambridge boffins

Just because "allow unknown sources" was off, doesn't mean it's ALWAYS been off.

I've seen people do nothing more than read that an app needs to turn that option on to work, then press to go to the menu directly, switch that option, let the app install, then go back in and turn it off again.

In fact, even things like Amazon App Store require this as they are "not Google". So you can be sure that MILLIONS of Android users have turned that option on, and some brainy ones may even have turned it off again, which may well be like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

P.S. The Android App Store, then, is free to install what it likes.

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