submitted 11 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[-] adhdplantdev@lemm.ee 66 points 11 months ago

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

[-] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

What was Google protecting us from?

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Adblockers apparently

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 24 points 11 months ago

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

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 months ago

Privacy and choice.

[-] adhdplantdev@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 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.

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

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

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