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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software

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The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software

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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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A few days ago we brought you word that Google was looking to crack down on “sideloaded” Android applications. That is, software packages installed from outside of the mobile operating …
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    google is pissed people were deleting that spying app on android phones, plus thier constant attack on adblocking on youtube wasnt working to well. since samsung and iphones pretty much walled in thier os, why not google.

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      Spying app?

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        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore

        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contactkeys

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          Thanks! I remember safety codes now: it looks at all your pictures and says it only blocks CSAM, but who knows if it is trustworthy or if it misidentifies something.

          The other o e from what I can tell is trying to add e2ee to google message? How does it spy?

          Edit: https://grouphowto.com/com-google-android-contactkeys/

          Looks like it is mostly a good thing?

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            I don’t know much about them to be honest, these were just the apps people were talking about

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        Google play is spyware

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