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		junktest on Sept 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Major Android Bug Is a Privacy Disaster (CVE-2014-... is android kitkat 4.4.x safe from this bug regardless of whether chrome browser exists (not installed or uninstalled) in the phone or not? please enlighten. thanks.

joev_ on Sept 17, 2014 [–]

My understanding is that Chrome replaced Webkit in WebView's internal implementation in 4.4, so the bug should never appear in 4.4.

paulirish on Sept 17, 2014 | [–]

Yup correct. Completely different WebView. And the bug is technically in the WebView.

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