Apps hiding malicious functions collect data – including location, audio and camera – which could facilitate surveillance and harassment.

  • Trihilis@ani.social
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    7 days ago

    install app

    “Do you agree to share your information with 289 of our partners or opt out by going through a list and deselecting them one by one”?

    Yeah any app that asks this is guaranteed spyware.

    Also, use F-Droid as much as possible. It’s not perfect but still miles better than the play store

    • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Even Aurora store vets all the apps for trackers. Google just take the money and serve up malware.

      At least these days it’s farily obvious when an app is looking at your location or listening in with the mic.

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 days ago

      F-Droid is my go-to for anything possible. If I find something I can selfhost and has an app, I make sure the app can be found in F-Droid (or even just an APK shipped in the repo that can be managed with Obtainium), or else I lose interest.