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LaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreak
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this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
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How can it do that?
And won't people just use piracy websites?
And Google already scans users phones and deletes apps?
it's an emergency function that google silently introduced in all phones years ago. Theoretically it should be used if an app is widespread malware
What do I need to uninstall to disable this 'feature'?
Disable "Play Protect" in your phone's Security settings
That's the only component? If so, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and similar would be protected against this, since they have neither Play Services nor Play Protect. Am I correct in my understanding?
Is there any evidence that this will really remove Google's ability to (a) see what's on your phone, and (b) delete whatever they want?
No, because they can always push anything over Play Services updates. But right now it does disable it.
What about Think Shield? Found that next to Play protect in security settings