Android 4.4 security enhancements may spell trouble for rooting

There’s an interesting relationship that plays out between Android security and Android openness. This shouldn’t be surprising, since device security is based around the notion of “preventing certain things from happening,” and it’s difficult to achieve both that and offer unfettered do-as-you-please access to the system. As a result, we get a balancing act between the two, and sometimes that means needing to choose sides, like a tool that exploits security holes, yet gives users the root access they’re after. With

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