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The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software (hackaday.com)

submitted 4 days ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] generator@lemmy.zip 44 points 4 days ago (1 children)

they just want to confirm a malicious actor didn’t develop it

So Newpipe, SmartTube, Nintendo emulators...

Clones of opensource apps bundled with ads that violates license is OK, but restricting everyone to build and test apps from source so it can test new features and report any issues is too risky for the user

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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

okay well goodbye Google, then

what's the alternative here?

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[–] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not giving up my off the market pixel dungeon mods.

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are we already nostalgic for analog oligarchy?

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

We burned down the past we can burn down the future too.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 20 points 3 days ago (5 children)

google is pissed people were deleting that spying app on android phones, plus thier constant attack on adblocking on youtube wasnt working to well. since samsung and iphones pretty much walled in thier os, why not google.

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[–] Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't use it. Be smart.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (4 children)

What's my better option at this point?

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[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Year of the Linux phone, I guess.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

that spy app they were using a few months ago was just the first test.

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is this only google phones or all of android?

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah well luckily for them, people don't seem to know how to write anything but webapps anymore anyway.

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