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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most security on consumer hardware

Let's take android for example. There are legitimate security implementations like SELinux, full disk encryption but something like samsung's knox is useless outside of enterprise use and kills OS level modifications

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The only reason I haven't rooted my phone is because of the Knox circuit. Rooting it trips the circuit, and it can't be reset. Once the circuit is tripped, my bank won't ever recognize my phone again, because it's "insecure".

[–] icedterminal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Knox is used by Samsung own functions. Your bank app only does a root check. Which can easily be hidden with Magisk. If you trip Knox, you lose the Samsung exclusive security features baked into the OS. That's it. Google Pay and USAA both complained about root access and refused to work with Magisk hiding off. With it on, they function as normal.

Integration into Knox requires enterprise device management and a custom app.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Huh. I'll have to give it a try then. My prior phone, which had been rooted, wouldn't work with my bank, and my bank claimed it was due to the Knox circuit.

[–] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

My understanding was that knox is only used for samsung pay, secure folder and similar samsung exclusive crap

I haven't owned a recent scamsus tho so idk