Hey guys, I’m looking into buying a refurbished Google Pixel 5 (I have couple of options between amazon and other stores), however I’m not entirely sure about the longevity of a refurbished phone.

Positive reviews are often left by people who just bought the phone, but most of the negative reviews I found were from people who used it for more than couple of months and it concerns me.

Price is good, I’m looking specifically into a Pixel 5 because of the size which is much smaller than my Galaxy Note 9 that I find really uncomfortable to use.

Thank you!

  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The consequences of vulnerability vary from being able to fingerprint your device when it’s not supposed, to escalateling privileges to root or even kernel mode

    I’ll not pretend I understand the consequences 😂

    What does that mean for the average user?

    • seang96@spgrn.comEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      From tracking your to full access of your phone and capable of doing anything without you knowing it or lifting a finger.

      • Mr_Blott@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Tracking me happens all the time. Also I’m old but tech savvy so I’d know if someone had any access to my phone.

        I’m still not sure what I should worry about?

        • andreluis034@lm.put.tfEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I’d know if someone had any access to my phone

          This is really a bold claim. How or why makes you so sure of that?

          If the attacker/app manages to get some application running in the background as root, how would you know that they had access to your phone?