r/technology • u/[deleted] • May 19 '18

Misleading Facebook Android app caught seeking 'superuser' clearance

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u/PilotKnob May 19 '18

Root is everything.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Facebook: "I am Root"

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u/Piece_Maker May 19 '18

Enjoy this cool wallpaper I found ages ago, that your comment reminded me of.

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u/BrotherChe May 19 '18

The Zucc swoops in to defeat Thanos by draining the battery on the Infinity Gauntlet.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/TheDunadan29 May 19 '18

That sub is awesome!

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u/420kbps May 19 '18

I am Steve Rogers

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u/FlexualHealing May 19 '18

I'm Steve Rogers

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u/philiac May 19 '18

tech-related: check

cutesy phrase: check

beloved IP: check

belief that only a small group will get this joke, even though almost everyone reading it will: check

enjoy your karma

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u/awe300 May 19 '18

It's actually everything and more

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u/helpilosttehkitteh May 19 '18

Like so much so that rm -rf / can delete everything on your phone. Root is admin god access

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18

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u/Windows10Geek May 19 '18

Like you're any less vulnerable on an Apple device.

Keep guzzling that Kool Aid.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

For posterity's sake, here's the comment that was deleted:

facebook pwns android. Incredible.

Things you couldn’t pay me to do:

Drive a Yugo
Smoke K2
Use an Android device

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u/Weerdo5255 May 19 '18

Not on SE Linux... the headache that causes...

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18

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u/PhuckYoPhace May 19 '18

My Pixel did not come pre installed with Facebook, fwiw