This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Seeing people say "GrapheneOS fixes this!" "It's only on old versions of Android!"
This is on a Pixel 8 Pro with the latest version of GrapheneOS. This is an issue and has been for a long time. Many apps detect root by looking for the Magisk package using this method, and many collect this information just for advertising (go ahead, export your Snapchat data)
*if you have an older Android phone.
What do you mean? The article is talking about current versions of Android.
The second half of the article talks about how the apps get around this permission requirement.
Well that was a horrifying read. Is there any software that can protect against this? GrapheneOS? LineageOS? A Magisk module?
Island, Insular, Shelter; apps that allow managing separate profiles.
My setup: mostly Open Source apps on a custom ROM like LineageOS, the neccessary proprietary apps in shelter, connections managed via,Tracker Control. That one proprietary app that's too useful to have separate is fixed via App Manager.
Separate profiles, although graphene is supposedly working on it last I heard.
I know apple products are mortal sin on this site, but I’m thankful I switched to iOS a decade ago. I loved my Android phones but I’ll never be assed to do CFW again, and since I don’t use my phone for much, I honestly appreciate the walled garden. Fuck apps. Messaging and basic browsing = phone. Anything else is for Big Screen.
Great. Now instead of Google, Apple collects your data :)
At least
gestures to the article we’re commenting on
THAT doesn’t happen
How do you know for sure?
Okay that VERY LIKELY doesn't happen, by the design of the OS. Apps have very limited access to each other and I like that.
It's probably because of the bubble I live in, but I most of these apps.
Same here, i hadn’t even heard of Swiggy or Ola or TATA 1mg.
Btw, there was Island on a list there.
I know this happened a few years ago but would having a separate work profile through Shelter, Island, or Insular limit the app to only see those on the profile?
Yes, it would. Those basically create sandboxes.
That's what I assumed. Thanks for confirming.
Everyone*
All***
*On some versions of Android**
*Mostly Indian apps
**Workarounds exist***
***Workaround only works for checking a hardcoded list of apps, and can't check all your apps
Informative article, but damn the clickbait
