@Tommy @fdroidorg
> Google knows every app you install
Nothing really prevents f-droid from this, right?
> Google knows every app you install
Nothing really prevents f-droid from this, right?
@lanodan
Well, they shouldn't.
After all, their Open Source ;-)
@Tommy LOL
Nothing, absolutely nothing prevents from doing open-source surveillance.
Specially server-side and where the package manager (f-droid application) fetches from the same server and that android devices are easily fingerprintable (most will happily tell you the model in the user-agent for example).
Nothing, absolutely nothing prevents from doing open-source surveillance.
Specially server-side and where the package manager (f-droid application) fetches from the same server and that android devices are easily fingerprintable (most will happily tell you the model in the user-agent for example).
@lanodan
That is true..
Sorry for that.
But still, the proprietary apps in the Google Play Store could hurt you.
@Tommy Sure, but Google Play Store application could be open-source that it wouldn't change much.
Google Play Store is just adding insult to injury.
Google Play Store is just adding insult to injury.
@lanodan @Tommy meanwhile mentioned aurora store just provides anonymous access to Play Store(that's probably forbidden by Google's ToS but who care?)
It's opensource. But it's a client to a proprietary services.
And yes, nothing stops to archive an access logs even in full FOSS. I guess they call it... "telemetry"? :)
It's opensource. But it's a client to a proprietary services.
And yes, nothing stops to archive an access logs even in full FOSS. I guess they call it... "telemetry"? :)
@a1batross @lanodan
Yes.. I guess I shouldn't have posted this junk..
Thank you everyone for you help, I will try to do something..
@a1batross @Tommy At least google quite allows to exorcise their devices, specially their official ones.
But yeah, with big tech right now either you pick nothing from them (what I do) or you have to go frankenstein.
But yeah, with big tech right now either you pick nothing from them (what I do) or you have to go frankenstein.
@lanodan @Tommy yes they are. But they seem regret this. Otherwise they would not pull useless SELinux into Android. Or mess with permissions, root access, locked bootloaders. Or practically removing the whole access to filesystem(see app scopes). They are bad people and they hate us.
I don't like when Google is compared to Facebook or Apple.
I personally can get away from them. I don't have FB profile, I don't have anything from Apple. But as Android dev I really depend on Google's decisions and it hurts me.
I don't like when Google is compared to Facebook or Apple.
I personally can get away from them. I don't have FB profile, I don't have anything from Apple. But as Android dev I really depend on Google's decisions and it hurts me.
@a1batross @lanodan
Makes sense and it is :-(
