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Old 11-16-2015, 08:06 PM   #139
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Originally Posted by Mike_73 View Post
Amazon would have had sufficient time to fix the issue if it's really that bad and they would certainly have enough manpower and money to throw at it, so that people not wanting to jailbreak would be safe from a vulnerable device. Compared to a hacked reader though, just imagine your IOT appliances (stove, fridge, lights at home) to act up, and I'm sure this would be more severe than a hacked reader.
A vulnerable device that is signed in to your Amazon account and capable of making purchases could result in a lot of mischief if hacked. I think that this is being handled responsibly by the discoverer of the vulnerability. For those that need to jailbreak NOW there is an alternative already available.
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