Comment on Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee

adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• kipo@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What do you mean? The article is talking about current versions of Android.

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  • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • kipo@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So this may still be possible

      This article seems to be saying that’s it’s not only possible, it’s being actively (and I would assume widely) exploited on current versions of Android. Google is supposed to catch any abuses of listed exceptions, but they are either missing a bunch or letting them intentionally slide through. Either way, apps being able to see other apps is a big security risk that IMO only the user should be able to explicitly allow, and on a case-by-case basis.

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    • kipo@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, meaning all newer phones past Android 11 shouldn’t have this issue, but they do because of a workaround by shady companies that Google is either not aware of or not addressing. This issue isn’t limited to older phones – quite the opposite.

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      • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Apologies, I deleted my comment instead of editing it, but I meant to add that even with the shady workaround, if you have sandboxing it likely greatly reduces this risk.

        Be very wary of what apps you install, and in fact, try to only use FOSS.

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