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		preisschild 77 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree Letting the app developers know that it doesnt improve security and that it blocks you from using the app and it enforcing a monopoly sometimes works. I/We managed to get two apps (banking and eID) to remove SafetyNet attestation through complaining a lot.

pabs3 77 days ago [–]

I'm assuming those apps are still proprietary and probably privacy violating?

preisschild 77 days ago | [–]

> I'm assuming those apps are still proprietary and probably privacy violating?

Yes. Not sure about "privacy violating" though. But since its not open source I have to trust them...

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