- Google won't patch Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) to force users to use a crippling upgrade or buy new hardware. 60% of Android users currently at risk of WebView exploit. Neither Google nor Apple have a published EOL policy for Android or iOS. There needs to be a law against this. https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/01/11/google-no-longer-provides-patches-for-webview-jelly-bean-and-prior 121 comments technology
- Google No Longer Provides Patches for WebView Jelly Bean and Prior https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/01/11/google-no-longer-provides-patches-for-webview-jelly-bean-and-prior 25 comments netsec
Linking pages
- Google cuts back on Android security fixes - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30795253 15 comments
- Google Under Fire For Quietly Killing Critical Android Security Updates For Nearly One Billion http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/01/12/google-webview-updates-quietly-killed-for-most-androids/ 7 comments
- Google won’t fix bug hitting 60 percent of Android phones | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/google-wont-fix-bug-hitting-60-percent-of-android-phones/ 6 comments