That’s always worth considering. A phone app doesn’t take a big operating budget to launch and maintain. Especially for state-actors.
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Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoFor all we know the app might just be a honeypot itself
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
This is a genuine concern that we should recognize.
I’m about 99% confident it isn’t, but considering it is the kind of caution we should all be exercising these days.
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’sprobably not a honeypot. But it’s also likely to be negligent enough in implementation that it might as well be.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
How would we learn either way if it was or wasn't?
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
When the feds come for you for using it
jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Someone knowledgeable enough would be able to figure out where every upload is going, I’d wager. But that would take Someone that is knowledgeable enough, as well as willing to expose an app like that given the potential consequences.