Android 
If you’re an Android Enthusiast or Hardcore user, you’ve probably heard a lot about Rooting, especially when a new device gets rooted.
But what we all forget, is that having to root phones doesnt always mean openness. A post on the Android Developers Blog, reminds us that both terms might actually be the opposite of each other. Google specified that with the Nexus S and Nexus One are different from other Android devices, since these phones have their hardware open to the user, with a few commands you can set the bootloader to allow custom software installations”fastboot oem unlock“, and choose what you want running on your phone. Nick Kralevich, an Android Security engineer, puts it nicely:
“Legitimately gaining root access to your device is a far cry from most rooting exploits. Traditional rooting attacks are typically performed by exploiting an unpatched security hole on the device. Rooting is not a feature of a device; rather, it is the active exploitation of a known security hole.”
Unfortunately Carriers have forced users to choose between device open-ness and security. Hopefully that will change for the better someday, eh?
[via Android Developer Blog]
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