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2023 Year in Review (text animated to change colors)
Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington, Alexis Hancock | December 23, 2023

Sketchy and Dangerous Android Children’s Tablets and TV Set-Top Boxes: 2023 in Review

In a series of investigations this year, EFF researchers confirmed the existence of dangerous malware on set-top boxes manufactured by AllWinner and RockChip, and discovered sketchyware on a tablet marketed for kids from the manufacturer Dragon Touch.
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Deeplinks Blog by Alexis Hancock | November 14, 2023

Low Budget Should Not Mean High Risk: Kids' Tablet Came Preloaded with Sketchyware

[Update: 10/02/2024]: Google has taken the tablet distributor Dragon Touch, off of their list of Play Protect certified phones and tablets. We are glad to see this development and encourage continued diligence in updating this list to keep consumers safe and make informed decisions with Android...

Person & cat inside home, surrounded by icons for “smart” tech, computers
Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington | May 10, 2023

Android TV Boxes Sold on Amazon Come Pre-Loaded with Malware

Certain Android TV Box models from manufacturers AllWinner and RockChip, available for purchase on Amazon, come pre-loaded with malware from the BianLian family, a variant of which we investigated last year. The malware, discovered by security researcher Daniel Milisic, adds your smart set-top box to a...

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