CyanogenMod 9 improves security for root users

March 16, 2012

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CyanogenMod 9 improves security for root users 4

As Android continues to become more and more popular, coupled with the open-source nature of the software, the need for higher security is on everyone's mind. In the past, flashing a custom ROM, such as CyanogenMod 7, would automatically enable root access to your phone, leaving your phone immediately vulnerable to potential security threats. Along with the risks came the freedom to customize your phone like no other mobile software could offer. Now with the most recent CyanogenMod 9, CM has merged 3 patches into their latest ROM that will disable automatic root access as default. Users will now have the following root options:

Disabled
Enabled for ADB only
Enabled for apps only
Enabled for both

So will this be a welcome change in the root community? In what situations would you make use of this new function? Let us know what's on your mind in the comments.

Source: CyanogenMod

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Emily is a Canadian who now lives in Dallas, Texas. She came south of the border to pursue her violin career, and study at Indiana University, Bloomington. She continued her journey south to University of North Texas. Emily doesn’t like to admit that she was prancing around in her own little iPhone 3G bubble, until her husband decided it was time to wake up and join Google’s Rebel Alliance. She’s never looked back. She now spends countless hours playing with her Android phone and tablet. Emily plays violin in several orchestras in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and also teaches violin lessons. She is happy to be writing for TalkAndroid.

1 comment

Matthew Glass says:

March 16, 2012 at 9:02 PM

will this allow Play Movies app to work now, because that will call me nerves about all this root business.

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