Primed for Malware: Stop Selling Compromised Android Devices (opens in new tab)

Time and time again, researchers have found numerous compromised Android devices for sale at large online retailers like Amazon. When these devices get individually reported, we have seen some noted efforts to take them down. But this is a systemic problem and Amazon and other major online retailers must make a corresponding systemic and intentional effort to stop these devices from entering people’s homes and ultimately their networks. As a refresher: Last year, Google wrote that one major c...