NEW: A children's tablet came pre-installed with malware, software with a "extensive system level permissions to download whatever application it wants,” and five-years-old Android.
Was on sale at Amazon and Walmart, they have now taken it down.
The company that makes it, Dragon Touch, is listed on an official Android page as a “certified” device that’s been “tested for security and performance.”
Google is reviewing "whether the manufacturer's device meets the security standards required for Play Protect certification.”
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How often are these companies reinspected to ensure they are still fully compliant ?
@zleap @lorenzofb
they need to be *regularly* inspected by regulators with teeth (in a similar way to how UK Trading Standards and Border Force routinely pull back shipments of dangerous electrical goods at Felixstowe)
When I do electricity safety testing I'm encountering fewer dangerous items, but some still do end up arriving via EBay (and to a lesser extent) Amazon, so the pressure needs to be constantly kept up on the companies..