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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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 · 4 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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    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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