It is on F-Droid, not on Play Store. Does that make a difference?

dns_snek 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It does today but not for long, Google is planning to add developer ID verification system for apps installed from any source, just like Apple's notarization, which will give them the technical ability to revoke their distribution on demand. It won't matter if the APK is distributed via F-Droid, Github, self-hosted servers, or in any other way.

By pure coincidence the walls are closing in from all sides.

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HelloUsername 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, that's the thing. Just anything you type on your device and send over the internet can be screened.

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johnisgood 8 hours ago | parent [-]

What about old PCs? I inherently do not trust my phone.

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HelloUsername 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can read the article you're replying on. If the device uses the internet, chances are they're gonna be able to listen in.

	▲	johnisgood 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is way different from client-side [...] from applications though. I thought this was the case.

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fsflover 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine

You can trust GNU/Linux phones though (Librem 5 and Pinephone).