Security
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Using a rooted or jailbroken device makes it easier for a potential attacker to gain full administrative control over your device —root access.
A user with root access can easily bypass security features built into the operating system, read process memory or access restricted areas, such as theinternal storage. Once an attacker has root access, any efforts to mitigate threats become futile. No application can be called safe under these circumstances, no matter how strong the encryption.
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