Recent content by HyperDroid

My privacy, for one. Maybe it is silly to let my smart phone have access to all of my personal information, health history, and financial transactions, then install a "sweet custom ROM" that may have been written by a mischievous 14-year-old, without asking any questions first. Maybe it isn't...

Has anyone assessed the risk associated with usage of a custom ROM (e.g. inclusion of malware by the developer)? Is it possible for a developer to include something malicious in a ROM? What precautions can be taken to ensure that this does not happen? Are people reading every line of the...