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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This just feels like fear mongering. Oh no Google says it can't protect us anymore. Whatever shall we do?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (5 children)

What was Google protecting us from?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Adblockers apparently

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

Certainly not from malware. The play store is the central repository of Android malware.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Privacy and choice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In theory malicious android apps. In practice they create locked ecosystems that are hard for anyone to break in. No one wants another apple model.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No one wants another apple model.

Indeed... If I wanted a locked down toy I would have bought an iThing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

From what they're going to do to you if they're not protecting you.