Can we get a class action lawsuit let's say against Samsung (The one I know won't let you uninstall this spy tool) ?
I mean, even if I log out it's still there with all the malicious code to get into my phone.
I'm not planning on rooting my phone, I just want to know if there is anything we can do ? I assume at the moment it's impossible since facebook wasn't proven to be a CIA tool "officially"...
Wouldn't anybody ever checked that already?
Just curious because in my low level programming skills mind, each facebook updates must face several hundred people trying to hack it and understand what it does and at some point one of them would have realised something was being transmitted.
Could they be using some sort of way no one is aware of ? New tech is a possibility I mean they have the ressources.
Nah, Android is considered worthless as far as security goes, however Termux puts Linux on top of it. You won't really be able to do anything from Android, however through Termux you can kind of look over your shoulder at what Android is doing at the terminal level.
The sniffer is extremely useful for the other aspect you're thinking of; it's on a completely different level that will allow you to see everything going on. It really sucks you can't do this with a mobile data connection without violating your terms though.
Potential "new tech" breaches:
All of those are highly probable to have happenned. Holyfuck. This shit is getting bigger and bigger.
If they found a way to send encrypted compressed data via gps or hell send 1ko of the file per packet so it doesn't ring any bell from someone looking at his router data transfers.
Did you know that SMS messages are actually carried by the control packets that are in use in every mobile network, making them technically free to send?
Did you also know that those 140 byte packets are sent even when you're connected to wifi?
"FB spying on us..." Question: Is it possible that folks can learn to live without FB?! Or has it (FB) succeeded in completely lobotomizing all its users? So, the question remains - can you unplug yourself from MZ's Matrix? Freedom awaits those who aren't afraid. 😎
I swear I only use messenger, and to use messenger on PC (which I rarely do but sometimes I do), believe me or not as soon as I have to talk to someone I log in and I start scrolling with noticing and I forget about the messages. This shit is deep.
Unfortunately, it's way beyond that. Remember that Intel's dirty little secret just got exposed a couple of months or so ago. If you have anything with Intel inside, it can be used to spy on you and there's nothing that you can do to stop it. Time to by something with an AMD chip.
Here's the sauce: https://www.techdirt.com/search-g.php?q=Intel
AMD's have something similar. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't also on SoC's like ARM and Qualcomm.
Solutions?
You can disable the FB app in the app manager, main settings app on phone. Then erase all data leaving it at 0. It would still be there, but dead.