Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.

  • adhdplantdev@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    This just feels like fear mongering. Oh no Google says it can’t protect us anymore. Whatever shall we do?

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        10 months ago

        Certainly not from malware. The play store is the central repository of Android malware.

      • XTL
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        10 months ago

        Privacy and choice.

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        10 months ago

        In theory malicious android apps. In practice they create locked ecosystems that are hard for anyone to break in. No one wants another apple model.

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          10 months ago

          No one wants another apple model.

          Indeed… If I wanted a locked down toy I would have bought an iThing.