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throwaway52170··on There is one country where Chrome is not the most popular
Opera Mini was big, depending on where you were. If that brand recognition isn't why it's installed it's definitely part of why it stays. So the story starts earlier than described.

This forum used to be pretty interesting back when the mobile OS market was more diverse https://www.nairaland.com/phones

throwaway52170··on Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
For now, until hardware backed attestation becomes properly enforced... Isn't security great
throwaway52170··on Ministers plan post-Brexit return of imperial pounds and ounces
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Martyrs
throwaway52170··on 17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards
They don't exist in a vacuum, polluting for its own sake
throwaway52170··on Xiaomi is disabling some of its devices when imported to certain regions
I don't think it's uncommon, the rule is more that you can't rely it not being hacked (with sufficient time, skills, etc.) than vice versa.

Whether or not it is depends on how much effort the world is willing to put into it.

There's plenty of software/devices that have never been hacked, but the ones that really test the rule to me are those where the effort to secure them is closely matched with the opposite, iOS, Denuvo, games consoles etc.

throwaway52170··on This Can’t Go On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwfejPdonnU
throwaway52170··on Hackers used Slack to break into EA Games
FIFA 21 is uncracked, the source code could potentially help with that step
throwaway52170··on Iran Says It Will Enrich Uranium to 60%
FWIW this attack is more commonly being attributed to Israel, partly because it endangers the deal (sanction relief for enrichment limits/inspections) the US is trying to reestablish.