alt Hacker News>like uninstalling bloatware, denying apps internet access
All of these can be done with a computer.
>recording calls (legally)..
A second phone does the same thing.
>Hack for "escalating privileges" on my own device so I can do nefarious actions
Whether it's a "hack" is orthogonal to whether you control the device or not. I don't think anyone disputes that you "own" your linux PC, but using the well known `docker run --privileged ...`[1] method to get root on your machine is still a hack.
[1] random result: https://github.com/Volodishlav/Docker-Privilege-Escalation
> All of these can be done with a computer.
Can you permanently apply chain3 (FIREWALL_CHAIN_OEM_DENY_3) firewall rules, so that when the device reboots these are still applied? I see no persistence. And if I'm forced to install some crappy app on-the-go, the solution you propose is to always carry a computer with me, right?
> A second phone does the same thing.
So does a Phonograph from 1877, right?
> Whether it's a "hack" is orthogonal to whether you control the device or not.
I didn't object to it being called a hack, I just pointed out how evil and malicious that privilege escalation on my own device is. Google must block it immediately, it endangers the mankind.