Google will now automatically revoke permissions from harmful Android apps

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• cRazi_man@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So they will know an app is harmful, allow it to stay on the store, allow it to be downloaded and installed…but then block the permissions. Thanks G

  Also, the only app I’ve ever seen flagged as harmful on my phone so far is KDE connect, so I can’t say I have much faith in this avoiding false positives.

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• autonomoususer@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Revoke Google Play

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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So, what’s the definition of “harmful”, and how likely is that to change arbitrarily in the context of the current government?

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