Comment on Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee
kipo@lemm.ee 3 weeks agoYeah, 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.
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.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
People need to stop touting FOSS as more secure. More auditable, sure. But there are many, many examples of FOSS applications being insecure or abusive.
The bottom line is just “be wary of what apps you install period.”
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Sure, but I didn’t mean to say that FOSS couldn’t be insecure. Software itself can obviously be insecure, like we saw with xz. At least with FOSS though, it’s more difficult for it to be hidden.