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Cake day: November 10th, 2023

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  • Just fyi, adb authorization resets like every 7 days by default. So if you hope to use your home PC to fix this you should not wait to long

    For the future maybe get Termux, make it boot with your system, give it root access and setup ssh in there

    And also please, for the love of good never download random TWRP images and install them to your phone. Same goes for Magisk and pretty much anything you do with root/in fastboot/in your recovery. This could open up a HUGE vulnerability in your phone which will not be fixable for you unless you’re willing to spend a lot of time







  • The Ars article seems to suggest that they were able to crack his phones pretty easily

    Android uses data at rest encryption, which isn’t really useful without a lockscreen PIN/password since data gets decrypted after you unlock your screen the first time after each boot

    Although it doesn’t appear he was actually using any encryption apps to store material; rather, he used a fake calculator app as password protection. Obviously not the brightest bulb in the drawer.

    Agreed, he probably felt safe enough “hiding” the files. Definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, which is great because fuck this guy







  • Mate thx for the wall post, I did learn a lot.

    You are in fact an expert even if there’s people you look up to. Keep sharing and keep being awesome.

    Oh wow, I really didn’t expect such a kind response. I appreciate it, a lot actually. Now I know it was 100% worth it to write this 30 minute essay :D

    Glad to help you mate and thank you

    You are in fact an expert even if there’s people you look up to

    I don’t wanna say you’re right/wrong with this. Although I definitely agree that it’s always a matter of perspective

    I heard about generating unique IDs from harvesting PC data since the days that Adobe flash version were pretty telling, but no idea browsers today leaked so much semi identifying info.

    Yeah, it’s honestly scary. These huge tracking companies can easily tell who you are, where you live, with whom and also deeply analyze your psyche and psychological state. That’s why I went so deep into the privacy rabbit hole

    It’s also really scary that most people are okay with this


  • Thank you so much for such a great write-up

    Don’t worry, I kinda nerd out over this so it was fun to share some of my knowledge

    What field are you in?

    Nothing specific sadly, as I messed up school because I didn’t care enough. I started learning to program at 11 years old though, got into reverse engineering by 12 and so much more stuff by now because it’s all so fascinating I just can’t stop researching and messing arround with things

    Also, do you find CreepJS more powerful than Fingerprint.com?

    Haven’t seen that one yet, I’ll play arround with it the next time I’m at my PC

    Edit: It’s not, my android setup was enough to fool it automatically. CreepJS is insane though, it even kept track of me on Tor!