Google demands every developer's identity in the name of security. Yet more than 50 Play Store apps hiding malware were installed 2.3 million times¹. Meanwhile, #FDroid, which builds every app from source and rejects black boxes, is under threat. This is not about security, it is about control. That is why I don't want to support this joke.
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@apps At present, Murena phones run /e/OS v4.3 (AOSPv16) and use apps from the F-Droid store or directly from Android app developers source code. They cannot cope with the demand for these ‘deGoogled’ phones. They don’t advertise; Google does that for them. #Fairphone6+ #GigasetGS6 #efoundation #murena_eos #Murenacloud
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@apps is it necessarily because of less moderation at the store, or is google silenty supporting malware lingering on their app store?
@apps Sad it's come to this, but given the direction of big tech companies, it was inevitable. Guess I ain't buying a phone for a loooong while when mine finally breaks cos computer components are crazy expensive these days.
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@marcprux @EUCommission
Few months old, but another million hit hut.
> Experts recommend that Android users rely on devices with more recent security updates and install applications only from trusted sources.
Like... the app store that came with the device? That was vulnerable to malware? Almost feels a bit like sarcasm
@apps google is a pair of hanging hairy balls.
fuck them, pardon my french
@apps Identity is also irrelevant for really bad actors. They have been using strawmen for decades. The russians are famous for their throw-away agents recruited through Telegram. Scammers have used those "money mules" for decades.
So your investigation into this "developer identity" will give you some random drunkard who gave his ID for a few Euros.