Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoAndroid adware apps on Google Play amass two million installswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkAndroid adware apps on Google Play amass two million installswww.bleepingcomputer.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squareNath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoI feel like the overlap of people smart enough to install F-droid and dumb enough to install a dodgy adware app has to be pretty small.
minus-squarethingsiplay@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoDon’t underestimate the dumbness of people.
minus-squareasexualchangeling@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoSame, I don’t even touch google play anymore, to high a risk of downloading spyware or a virus
minus-squarehunt4peas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoWhich third-party client is good for F-Droid? Or the first-party app is good?
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoYup, has F-Droid even got auto update yet? That’s what sold me on Neo…
minus-squareUnsustainable@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYes! It just started working when I updated it a few days ago.
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIs it just me, or is extending your trust even further from F-Droid maybe not a great idea?
minus-squarehunt4peas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSome said the unofficial F-Droid apps are better than the official F-Droid itself.
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDefine “better” though. More secure? Safer for me and my data in the long run? Ok, cool!
I feel safer with F-droid.
I feel like the overlap of people smart enough to install F-droid and dumb enough to install a dodgy adware app has to be pretty small.
Don’t underestimate the dumbness of people.
Same, I don’t even touch google play anymore, to high a risk of downloading spyware or a virus
security theater
Which third-party client is good for F-Droid? Or the first-party app is good?
I’ve been really liking Neo Store.
Yup, has F-Droid even got auto update yet? That’s what sold me on Neo…
I’m pretty sure it does
Yes! It just started working when I updated it a few days ago.
Droidify is where it is at!
Is it just me, or is extending your trust even further from F-Droid maybe not a great idea?
Some said the unofficial F-Droid apps are better than the official F-Droid itself.
Define “better” though. More secure? Safer for me and my data in the long run? Ok, cool!