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Why can’t this be a web app that uses web notifications? Why does it even need to be an on-device app? That’s building in a vulnerability that doesn’t need to be there.
Make it a site. Go to the site. Pin the site. Allow notifications from site. Done.
Yes, Apple and Google are in the wrong, but why are we relying on them for this at all? Not everything needs to be a fucking app.
What's even stopping them from just uploading to archive.org?
Cause tech illiterate people need as much friction removed as possible.
this is why we need to install apps without their approval or verification.
security my ass, they want to stop us from controlling our computers.
"Which side did you choose when authoritarianism came to your doorstep?"
Looks like Tim Apple has chosen.
We really need a Linux phone.. It's like the future of democracy depends on it..
Future of democracy in the US relies on the people being vaguely intelligent as a group. Right now tens of millions of people there are straight-up worshipping an obvious fascist as god-king and a sizeable portion of the other chunk is still desperately clinging to the idea of being “moderate”.
A linux phone would be nice but it’s not going to save the world if the people are still dumb and cowardly.
The free western world really need to fast track the divide from US controlled tech.
I'm glad the google play store never censors apps, oh wait. It's almost as if big corporations and now governments have no citizens best interests in mind, mind blowing.
“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” - Benito Mussolini
Stuff like this is why Google wants to restrict sideloading to "verified developers" only.
Even if an app like this isn't distributed through Google Play, they could disable the developer's account for any vague "abuse" reason.
Corpos are not your friends. In fact they are usually the enemy.
they are ~~usually~~ always the enemy
Because corporations suck up to fashists if they are in power. That's all.
Why are these apps being distributed on app stores
Why are these apps not PWAs with an app store deployment wrapper???
Every Lemming be like "what app do you use" meanwhile I'm like "...app? 👀"
-Sent via WebUI
(I don't keep stuff logged-in on my phone, incase a cop grabs it)
"what app do you use"
"Uhhhhh Firefox?"
My camera can record videos of ICE abuse. Are they gonna ban that?
I can't think of a reason why, with client side scanning, they couldn't in the near future implement a filter similar to this. Pictures and videos deemed "problematic" could magically disappear. And of course, your iPhone will send a helpful report to the local Gestapo branch. Eventually, "Sorry, network permission is required to run the camera app. You may not capture images of law enforcement activities per executive law. The camera will now be disabled until you comply."
They actually did try the years ago. The idea was a signal could be sent to deactivate cameras and microphones on all phones in a vicinity. It was being pitched as a way to stop people from recording a live events like concerts but there was enormous outcry over the potential for abuse so it was dropped.
I banned Apple from my life a long time ago.
Never owned one of their products, not even once. When I realized the iPod didn't support USB file transfer and they forced you to use iTunes, I knew that they were a bad company and I vowed to never use their products.
We need to spread the word of lemmy reddit mods are banning everything
Not surprised at all.
