Google releases Pixel update to get rid of surveillance vulnerability

Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro on pink and blue backgrounds showing home screens with mineral wallpaper Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Last month, it was discovered that an inactive piece of software that ships on all Google Pixel smartphones presented a potential security vulnerability for device owners. The company quickly said it would remove “Showcase.apk,” which was created years ago “for Verizon in-store demo devices and is no longer being used.” But in the off chance it was ever exploited, cybersecurity form iVerify found that the software could make phones “accessible to hackers and ripe for man-in-the-middle attacks, code injection, and spyware.” ...

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