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...Uh Oh on Evo Security...

Dude did you even read the blog post NYT links to? Viva la Open source android!!! BTW i couldnt activate UNTIL this update installed

HTC EVO 4G: Nice Hardware, Horrible Sprint Software grack.com: Matt Mastracci's blog

UPDATE: Sprint’s OTA release last night fixes the serious vulnerability we reported to them. Kudos to them for moving so quickly. As an end-user, you’ll have to decide between being more secure with the OTA update or having root access to the device you own for now.

In the comments, Sean Doherty says:

We want to reassure everybody about some questions that have been raised about HTC EVO 4G.

We have a software update being deployed that corrects an issue with some MicroSD cards and also deploys a patch that will fix a potential security vulnerability. Users can install this update by going to Settings > System Updates > HTC Software Update on their EVO and following the instructions as prompted.

Sprint moved swiftly to make sure this was addressed.

Sean Doherty
Sprint Corporate Communications
@srdoherty
 
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