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Because privacy matters ‼️
Secure Messaging Apps Comparison:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
#security #privacy #messaging #apps #comparison
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Secure Messaging Apps Comparison:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
#security #privacy #messaging #apps #comparison
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‘App Watch’ Allows Operators to Monitor and Ban Piracy Apps on Android Set-Top Boxes
Irdeto is mostly known for its 'Denuvo' anti-piracy tool, which protects many high profile games. However, the digital security company operates a broad suite of anti-piracy tools. This includes "App Watch," a service that allows content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on their Android-based set-top boxes.
Many content providers and networks have their own set-top boxes that can be connected to any modern TV.
These devices are often running on Android and sometimes allow users to install third-party apps, via Google’s Play store, for example.
This opens the door to a wide range of other apps which can be problematic, especially when they offer a gateway to pirated content that directly competes with the operator’s service.
To address this potential threat, digital security company Irdeto is offering an ‘App Watch’ service. This is part of the company’s broad range of piracy tools and services which also includes the game anti-tamper software Denuvo, which recently expanded with an anti-cheat service.
App Watch is targeted at providers of streaming services who have their own set-top boxes. It’s meant to safeguard these companies against abuse and prevent consumers from using their boxes as piracy tools.
“The problem with giving consumers choice is that they may get distracted from your services, on your platform,” Irdeto writes, pointing out the worst-case scenario.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://torrentfreak.com/app-watch-allows-operators-to-monitor-and-ban-piracy-apps-on-android-set-top-boxes-200523/
#AppWatch #piracy #apps #android #SetTopBox #safeguard
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📡@BlackBox_Archiv
Irdeto is mostly known for its 'Denuvo' anti-piracy tool, which protects many high profile games. However, the digital security company operates a broad suite of anti-piracy tools. This includes "App Watch," a service that allows content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on their Android-based set-top boxes.
Many content providers and networks have their own set-top boxes that can be connected to any modern TV.
These devices are often running on Android and sometimes allow users to install third-party apps, via Google’s Play store, for example.
This opens the door to a wide range of other apps which can be problematic, especially when they offer a gateway to pirated content that directly competes with the operator’s service.
To address this potential threat, digital security company Irdeto is offering an ‘App Watch’ service. This is part of the company’s broad range of piracy tools and services which also includes the game anti-tamper software Denuvo, which recently expanded with an anti-cheat service.
App Watch is targeted at providers of streaming services who have their own set-top boxes. It’s meant to safeguard these companies against abuse and prevent consumers from using their boxes as piracy tools.
“The problem with giving consumers choice is that they may get distracted from your services, on your platform,” Irdeto writes, pointing out the worst-case scenario.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://torrentfreak.com/app-watch-allows-operators-to-monitor-and-ban-piracy-apps-on-android-set-top-boxes-200523/
#AppWatch #piracy #apps #android #SetTopBox #safeguard
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
Torrentfreak
'App Watch' Allows Operators to Monitor and Ban Piracy Apps on Android Set-Top Boxes * TorrentFreak
Iredto's 'App Watch' service enables content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on Android-based set-top boxes.
Docus
Android application for scanning and managing documents.
F-Droid (Requires IzzyonDroid repo)
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.bretahajek.docus
Spystore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bretahajek.docus
https://github.com/Breta01/docus
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#docscanner #apps #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #camscanner
Android application for scanning and managing documents.
F-Droid (Requires IzzyonDroid repo)
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.bretahajek.docus
Spystore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bretahajek.docus
https://github.com/Breta01/docus
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#docscanner #apps #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #camscanner
Google Play
Docus - Simple Document Scanne - Apps on Google Play
Scan your paper documents. Organize them in a quick and simple way.
No, I'm not installing your app to order food.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you
Tracking is the new gold. Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps.
The outcry was loud when politicians started talking about corona tracing apps: Where is the privacy protection? How do we make sure that our personal data does not get into the wrong hands? Now, that we are sensitized against app tracking, do you know which apps track your every move, your browsing behavior, your shopping activities?
While everyone is talking about corona tracking apps and Google's extensive tracking, it is worrisome that no one talks about the tracking methods of every other app.
#tutanota #tracking #apps
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you
Tracking is the new gold. Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps.
The outcry was loud when politicians started talking about corona tracing apps: Where is the privacy protection? How do we make sure that our personal data does not get into the wrong hands? Now, that we are sensitized against app tracking, do you know which apps track your every move, your browsing behavior, your shopping activities?
While everyone is talking about corona tracking apps and Google's extensive tracking, it is worrisome that no one talks about the tracking methods of every other app.
#tutanota #tracking #apps
Tutanota
App tracking: Why it's bad and how to stop it.
Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps so we must say: "No, I'm not installing your app to order food".
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BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
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The Beauty and the (Fraud) Beast
White Ops Threat Intelligence and Research Team June 2020
👉🏼 List (pdf) of fraudulent picture editing applications:
https://www.whiteops.com/hubfs/BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
#pdf #fraudulent #picture #editing #applications #apps
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White Ops Threat Intelligence and Research Team June 2020
👉🏼 List (pdf) of fraudulent picture editing applications:
https://www.whiteops.com/hubfs/BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
#pdf #fraudulent #picture #editing #applications #apps
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_ES
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Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok as border tensions simmer in Ladakh
As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
The government of India has decided to ban 59 apps of Chinese origin as border tensions simmer in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The list of apps banned by the government includes TikTok, which is extremely popular.
The government announced the ban on the 59 Chinese apps (full list below) Monday night. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.
A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
The press release further said that the Ministry of Information Technology has received "many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps".
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-announces-ban-chinese-apps-privacy-issues-1695265-2020-06-29
#china #india #apps #privacy #TikTok #DeleteTikTok
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@NoGoolag
📡@BlackBox
As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
The government of India has decided to ban 59 apps of Chinese origin as border tensions simmer in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The list of apps banned by the government includes TikTok, which is extremely popular.
The government announced the ban on the 59 Chinese apps (full list below) Monday night. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.
A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
The press release further said that the Ministry of Information Technology has received "many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps".
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-announces-ban-chinese-apps-privacy-issues-1695265-2020-06-29
#china #india #apps #privacy #TikTok #DeleteTikTok
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@NoGoolag
📡@BlackBox
India Today
TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh
As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
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lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
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Espionage software: China is said to have surveilled mobile phones of Uighurs for years
IT security researchers have found numerous apps that spy on China's Uighur Muslim minority - even abroad.
The Uyghur Muslim minority in China lives in a surveillance state: As reported by the SZ, among others, Beijing has installed thousands of surveillance cameras in the cities of the Xinjiang region, and Uyghurs are sent to re-education camps. Only a few days ago the news agency AP reported that China is also trying to keep the Muslim population under control with drastic birth control.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://www.lookout.com/documents/threat-reports/us/lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
#china #Xinjiang #uyghurs #surveillance #smartphones #apps #malware #pdf #study #thinkabout
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@NoGoolag
📡@BlackBox
IT security researchers have found numerous apps that spy on China's Uighur Muslim minority - even abroad.
The Uyghur Muslim minority in China lives in a surveillance state: As reported by the SZ, among others, Beijing has installed thousands of surveillance cameras in the cities of the Xinjiang region, and Uyghurs are sent to re-education camps. Only a few days ago the news agency AP reported that China is also trying to keep the Muslim population under control with drastic birth control.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://www.lookout.com/documents/threat-reports/us/lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
#china #Xinjiang #uyghurs #surveillance #smartphones #apps #malware #pdf #study #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@NoGoolag
📡@BlackBox
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Report: Hundreds of apps have hidden tracking software used by the government
A new report exposes how a federal contractor secretly puts government tracking software into hundreds of mobile apps.
The data gleaned from this tracking is then sold back to the US government for undisclosed purposes.
This tactic is deceptive because the tracking isn’t disclosed. However, it appears to be totally legal.
A new report today from The Wall Street Journal exposes yet another concerning development when it comes to mobile phone tracking. According to the report, at least one federal contractor puts government tracking software in over 500 mobile applications.
The contractor — a Virginia-based company called Anomaly Six LLC — pays mobile developers to include its in-house tracking code within their apps. The trackers then collect anonymized data from our phones and Anomaly Six aggregates that data and sells it to the US government.
It sounds crazy, but it’s happening. What’s more, it appears it’s totally legal.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.androidauthority.com/government-tracking-apps-1145989/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801
#usa #government #tracking #software #apps #smartphones #data #surveillance #why #thinkabout
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
A new report exposes how a federal contractor secretly puts government tracking software into hundreds of mobile apps.
The data gleaned from this tracking is then sold back to the US government for undisclosed purposes.
This tactic is deceptive because the tracking isn’t disclosed. However, it appears to be totally legal.
A new report today from The Wall Street Journal exposes yet another concerning development when it comes to mobile phone tracking. According to the report, at least one federal contractor puts government tracking software in over 500 mobile applications.
The contractor — a Virginia-based company called Anomaly Six LLC — pays mobile developers to include its in-house tracking code within their apps. The trackers then collect anonymized data from our phones and Anomaly Six aggregates that data and sells it to the US government.
It sounds crazy, but it’s happening. What’s more, it appears it’s totally legal.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.androidauthority.com/government-tracking-apps-1145989/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801
#usa #government #tracking #software #apps #smartphones #data #surveillance #why #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Android Authority
Report: Hundreds of apps have hidden tracking software used by the government
According to a new report, there is government tracking software hidden in hundreds of apps. The software is undisclosed, put there by federal contractors.
Pakistan blocks five dating apps including Tinder and Grindr
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday it has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, its latest move to curb online platforms deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”.
Pakistan, the second largest Muslim-majority country in the world after Indonesia, is an Islamic nation where extra-marital relationships and homosexuality are illegal.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said it has sent notices to the management of the five apps, “keeping in view the negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-ban/pakistan-blocks-five-dating-apps-including-tinder-and-grindr-idUSKBN25S618
#Asia #Pakistan #dating #apps
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday it has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, its latest move to curb online platforms deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”.
Pakistan, the second largest Muslim-majority country in the world after Indonesia, is an Islamic nation where extra-marital relationships and homosexuality are illegal.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said it has sent notices to the management of the five apps, “keeping in view the negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-ban/pakistan-blocks-five-dating-apps-including-tinder-and-grindr-idUSKBN25S618
#Asia #Pakistan #dating #apps
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Step-by-step guides and detailed information on secure messaging apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and Linux.
💡 Apps are listed in order of:
✅✅ = "Highly Recommended"
✅ = "Worth a Try"
❌= "Not Recommended"
👀 👉🏼 https://securechatguide.org/centralizedapps.html
#secure #chat #messaging #apps #android #iOS #windows #mac #linux #guide
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
💡 Apps are listed in order of:
✅✅ = "Highly Recommended"
✅ = "Worth a Try"
❌= "Not Recommended"
👀 👉🏼 https://securechatguide.org/centralizedapps.html
#secure #chat #messaging #apps #android #iOS #windows #mac #linux #guide
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
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Academics find crypto bugs in 306 popular Android apps, none get patched
Only 18 of 306 app developers replied to the research team, only 8 engaged with the team after the first email.
A team of academics from Columbia University has developed a custom tool to dynamically analyze Android applications and see if they're using cryptographic code in an unsafe way.
Named CRYLOGGER, the tool was used to test 1,780 Android applications, representing the most popular apps across 33 different Play Store categories, in September and October 2019.
Researchers say the tool, which checked for 26 basic cryptography rules (see table below), found bugs in 306 Android applications. Some apps broke one rule, while others broke multiple.
The top three most broken rules were:
‼️ Rule #18 - 1,775 apps - Don't use an unsafe PRNG (pseudorandom number generator)
‼️ Rule #1 - 1,764 apps - Don't use broken hash functions (SHA1, MD2, MD5, etc.)
‼️ Rule #4 - 1,076 apps - Don't use the operation mode CBC (client/server scenarios)
These are basic rules that any cryptographer knows very well, but rules that some app developers might not be aware of without having studied app security (AppSec) or advanced cryptography prior to entering the app development space.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.zdnet.com/article/academics-find-crypto-bugs-in-306-popular-android-apps-none-get-patched
#cryptography #bugs #android #apps
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Only 18 of 306 app developers replied to the research team, only 8 engaged with the team after the first email.
A team of academics from Columbia University has developed a custom tool to dynamically analyze Android applications and see if they're using cryptographic code in an unsafe way.
Named CRYLOGGER, the tool was used to test 1,780 Android applications, representing the most popular apps across 33 different Play Store categories, in September and October 2019.
Researchers say the tool, which checked for 26 basic cryptography rules (see table below), found bugs in 306 Android applications. Some apps broke one rule, while others broke multiple.
The top three most broken rules were:
‼️ Rule #18 - 1,775 apps - Don't use an unsafe PRNG (pseudorandom number generator)
‼️ Rule #1 - 1,764 apps - Don't use broken hash functions (SHA1, MD2, MD5, etc.)
‼️ Rule #4 - 1,076 apps - Don't use the operation mode CBC (client/server scenarios)
These are basic rules that any cryptographer knows very well, but rules that some app developers might not be aware of without having studied app security (AppSec) or advanced cryptography prior to entering the app development space.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.zdnet.com/article/academics-find-crypto-bugs-in-306-popular-android-apps-none-get-patched
#cryptography #bugs #android #apps
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
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📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
ZDNet
Academics find crypto bugs in 306 popular Android apps, none get patched
Only 18 of 306 app developers replied to the research team, only 8 engaged with the team after the first email.
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Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is terrible
Don't worry though, Apple really, really, really cares about your privacy
For all of Apple’s talk of being privacy-first, often its marketing speak doesn’t match up with what it’s actually doing. And the latest example? Well, it’s Apple apps on Big Sur bypassing firewalls and VPNs.
I don’t need to tell you just how worrying this is.
👀 👉🏼 https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/11/16/apple-apps-on-big-sur-bypass-firewalls-vpns-analysis-macos/
#apple #apps #privacy #bypass #firewall #vpn #thinkabout
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📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Don't worry though, Apple really, really, really cares about your privacy
For all of Apple’s talk of being privacy-first, often its marketing speak doesn’t match up with what it’s actually doing. And the latest example? Well, it’s Apple apps on Big Sur bypassing firewalls and VPNs.
I don’t need to tell you just how worrying this is.
👀 👉🏼 https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/11/16/apple-apps-on-big-sur-bypass-firewalls-vpns-analysis-macos/
#apple #apps #privacy #bypass #firewall #vpn #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
TNW
Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is terrible
Security researchers have found that Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is a huge security and privacy issue.
Windows 10 PCs will directly install and run Android apps from 2021, claims report
The report claims these apps will be brought to Windows 10 OS through the Microsoft Store.
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/windows-10-pcs-will-directly-install-and-run-android-apps-from-2021-claims-report-1744347-2020-11-26
https://www.gizchina.com/2020/11/26/windows-10-to-receive-support-for-android-apps-next-year
#windows #android #apps
The report claims these apps will be brought to Windows 10 OS through the Microsoft Store.
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/windows-10-pcs-will-directly-install-and-run-android-apps-from-2021-claims-report-1744347-2020-11-26
https://www.gizchina.com/2020/11/26/windows-10-to-receive-support-for-android-apps-next-year
#windows #android #apps
India Today
Windows 10 PCs will directly install and run Android apps from 2021, claims report
The report claims these apps will be brought to Windows 10 OS through the Microsoft Store.
Insular
Isolate your big brother app.
This is a fork based on the excellent Island. Extra credit to Shelter which inspire me to make the completely FLOSS fork of Island.
Differences from Island:
Basically no difference, except that
-all blobs (gms, crashlytics, etc) are removed to comply with F-droid's policy
-Internet access of this app is removed because we just don't need it
Features:
Isolate app, for privacy protection.
Clone app, for parallel running.
Freeze app, to completely block its background behaviors.
Hide app, for various reasons.
Archive app, for potential future use on-demand.
Use VPN only on one side, or different VPN on both sides.
Prohibit USB access.
https://gitlab.com/secure-system/Insular
Get it on f-droid
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#insular #island #shelter #isolate #apps
Isolate your big brother app.
This is a fork based on the excellent Island. Extra credit to Shelter which inspire me to make the completely FLOSS fork of Island.
Differences from Island:
Basically no difference, except that
-all blobs (gms, crashlytics, etc) are removed to comply with F-droid's policy
-Internet access of this app is removed because we just don't need it
Features:
Isolate app, for privacy protection.
Clone app, for parallel running.
Freeze app, to completely block its background behaviors.
Hide app, for various reasons.
Archive app, for potential future use on-demand.
Use VPN only on one side, or different VPN on both sides.
Prohibit USB access.
https://gitlab.com/secure-system/Insular
Get it on f-droid
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#insular #island #shelter #isolate #apps
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IzzyOnDroid@mastodon.technology - For those who missed it, and those who want to repeat it: the recording of our first training session / talk on "F-Droid App Review" is online now
https://libre.video/videos/watch/5d32d19d-e012-4b6c-a962-14e670f1648b
I've created a new channel for it, as hopefully more are to come (and hopefully also in better quality than this "quick cut", I'm out of training in video editing):
https://libre.video/video-channels/foss/videos
#fdroid #foss #contribution #getInvolved #android #apps
https://libre.video/videos/watch/5d32d19d-e012-4b6c-a962-14e670f1648b
I've created a new channel for it, as hopefully more are to come (and hopefully also in better quality than this "quick cut", I'm out of training in video editing):
https://libre.video/video-channels/foss/videos
#fdroid #foss #contribution #getInvolved #android #apps
Libre.Video
F-Droid App Review Part 1: Request for Packaging (uncut)
**NOTE:** This is the raw, uncut version and might be removed soon. Find the [final version here](https://libre.video/videos/watch/4a68e420-e308-4958-ab5d-6aa0c788f07b).
Training Session / Talk on „Where the F-Droid app review process usually starts: checking…
Training Session / Talk on „Where the F-Droid app review process usually starts: checking…
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IzzyOnDroid@mastodon.technology - Drizzle in my repo today with 2 new apps. Most prominently:
Watomatic – to help those of you still stuck at WhatsApp to leave that s(t)inking ship without being afraid "nobody can find you": it sends auto-responses to everyone writing you, telling them you've left and where to look. So: no more excuses, here's your door! https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.parishod.watomatic
Further running: SpaceXFollower (SpaceX events, facts, statistics) and Auxio, a nice music player, added yesterday.
Enjoy #foss #Android #apps with #fdroid!
Watomatic – to help those of you still stuck at WhatsApp to leave that s(t)inking ship without being afraid "nobody can find you": it sends auto-responses to everyone writing you, telling them you've left and where to look. So: no more excuses, here's your door! https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.parishod.watomatic
Further running: SpaceXFollower (SpaceX events, facts, statistics) and Auxio, a nice music player, added yesterday.
Enjoy #foss #Android #apps with #fdroid!
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
„Watomatic“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
Auto reply bot for WhatsApp, FB Messenger and more soon
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TrackerControl
TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour (‘tracking’).
To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect blocklist, used by Firefox, and our in-house blocklist is used, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps! Additionally, TrackerControl supports custom blocklists.
💡 This approach
👉🏼 reveals the companies behind tracking,
👉🏼 allows to block tracking selectively, and
👉🏼 exposes the purposes of tracking, such as analytics or advertising.
The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android’s VPN functionality, to analyse apps’ network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl.
💡 No root is required, other VPNs or Private DNS are not supported. No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe! TrackerControl even protects you against DNS cloaking, a popular technique to hide trackers in websites and apps.
TrackerControl will always be free and open source, being a research project.
https://trackercontrol.org/
https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android/releases/latest/download/TrackerControl-githubRelease-latest.apk
#TrackerControl #data #collection #android #apps #opensource
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour (‘tracking’).
To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect blocklist, used by Firefox, and our in-house blocklist is used, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps! Additionally, TrackerControl supports custom blocklists.
💡 This approach
👉🏼 reveals the companies behind tracking,
👉🏼 allows to block tracking selectively, and
👉🏼 exposes the purposes of tracking, such as analytics or advertising.
The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android’s VPN functionality, to analyse apps’ network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl.
💡 No root is required, other VPNs or Private DNS are not supported. No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe! TrackerControl even protects you against DNS cloaking, a popular technique to hide trackers in websites and apps.
TrackerControl will always be free and open source, being a research project.
https://trackercontrol.org/
https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android/releases/latest/download/TrackerControl-githubRelease-latest.apk
#TrackerControl #data #collection #android #apps #opensource
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
TrackerControl for Android
TrackerControl allows you to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour (tracking).
Microsoft Demos GUI Linux Apps Running on Windows 10
Microsoft has shared video demo of desktop Linux apps running on Windows 10
The capability is made possible using the new and improved Windows Subsystem for Linux (aka WSL 2) plus a new companion layer called WSLg (one assumes the ‘g’ stands for ‘GUI’, but don’t quote me on that).
You can watch Microsoft’s Craig Loewen showcase the feature in the following video. We’re talking about real desktop Linux apps running on Linux via WSL on Windows 10, and both X11 and Wayland-ready apps are supported
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/04/run-linux-apps-on-windows-wsl-2
#Windows #Linux #apps
Microsoft has shared video demo of desktop Linux apps running on Windows 10
The capability is made possible using the new and improved Windows Subsystem for Linux (aka WSL 2) plus a new companion layer called WSLg (one assumes the ‘g’ stands for ‘GUI’, but don’t quote me on that).
You can watch Microsoft’s Craig Loewen showcase the feature in the following video. We’re talking about real desktop Linux apps running on Linux via WSL on Windows 10, and both X11 and Wayland-ready apps are supported
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/04/run-linux-apps-on-windows-wsl-2
#Windows #Linux #apps
OMG! Ubuntu!
Microsoft Demos GUI Linux Apps Running on Windows 10
Ever wanted to run desktop Linux apps on Windows 10? Microsoft's WSL engineering team are making this strange marriage a reality, as this demo video shows!
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Apple accused of breaking UK competition law by overcharging for apps
Almost 20 million users could be eligible for compensation, with £1.5bn damages sought
Apple is facing a demand for billions of pounds of consumer compensation in a British lawsuit that accuses the company of overcharging users by up to 30% on its App Store.
The claim argues that Apple’s restrictive policies, which limit app developers to using its own payment systems, are generating “excessive” profits for the company and leading to consumers paying more than they otherwise would. As a collective action, it seeks to represent the almost 20 million people in the UK who have spent money on the App Store, and seeks damages of up to £1.5bn.
Apple has dismissed the action as “meritless”.
Leading the suit is Dr Rachael Kent, an expert in the digital economy and lecturer at King’s College, University of London, who said: “The App Store was a brilliant gateway for a range of interesting and innovative services that millions of us find useful, myself included. But 13 years after its launch, it has become the only gateway for millions of consumers. Apple guards access to the world of apps jealously, and charges entry and usage fees that are completely unjustified.
“This is the behaviour of a monopolist and is unacceptable.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/11/apple-accused-of-breaking-uk-competition-law-by-overcharging-for-apps
#apple #uk #competition #law #apps #overcharging
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
Almost 20 million users could be eligible for compensation, with £1.5bn damages sought
Apple is facing a demand for billions of pounds of consumer compensation in a British lawsuit that accuses the company of overcharging users by up to 30% on its App Store.
The claim argues that Apple’s restrictive policies, which limit app developers to using its own payment systems, are generating “excessive” profits for the company and leading to consumers paying more than they otherwise would. As a collective action, it seeks to represent the almost 20 million people in the UK who have spent money on the App Store, and seeks damages of up to £1.5bn.
Apple has dismissed the action as “meritless”.
Leading the suit is Dr Rachael Kent, an expert in the digital economy and lecturer at King’s College, University of London, who said: “The App Store was a brilliant gateway for a range of interesting and innovative services that millions of us find useful, myself included. But 13 years after its launch, it has become the only gateway for millions of consumers. Apple guards access to the world of apps jealously, and charges entry and usage fees that are completely unjustified.
“This is the behaviour of a monopolist and is unacceptable.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/11/apple-accused-of-breaking-uk-competition-law-by-overcharging-for-apps
#apple #uk #competition #law #apps #overcharging
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
the Guardian
Apple accused of breaking UK competition law by overcharging for apps
Almost 20 million users could be eligible for compensation, with £1.5bn damages sought
IzzyOnDroid@floss.social - @fdroidorg now passed the mark of 100 apps using #reproducibleBuilds (factor 10 to a year ago) – about 9 out of 10 apps recently added opted for that extra step.
What does this mean to you?
* you know #FDroid builds from source
* you see the app is signed by the developer
* => double trust!
* plus: cross-updates. Already have the app installed from Play? Seamlessly switch over to F-Droid for the extra trust!
Expect more and more #Android #apps at F-Droid using this :awesome:
https://nlnet.nl/project/reproduciblebuilds/
What does this mean to you?
* you know #FDroid builds from source
* you see the app is signed by the developer
* => double trust!
* plus: cross-updates. Already have the app installed from Play? Seamlessly switch over to F-Droid for the extra trust!
Expect more and more #Android #apps at F-Droid using this :awesome:
https://nlnet.nl/project/reproduciblebuilds/