Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tranquil_cassowary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tranquil_cassowary</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OpenComputeDesign</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://noc.social/@light" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>light</span></a></span> Granted I merely pointed at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AuroraStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraStore</span></a> as simple examples.</p><ul><li>I'd not rely on Aurora Store as a matter of principle and as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GrapheneOS</span></a></span> have discussed in lenght such <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sideloading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sideloading</span></a> is being combatted by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> with <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeviceAttestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeviceAttestation</span></a>"</em> as a tight <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Aftermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aftermarket</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firmware</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Obviously this is done as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> suffers from rampant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a> to the point that unlike on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <em>NOONE</em> does commercial one-time-purchase <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> for it anymore! </p><ul><li>Circumventing the requirement of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> accounts may not work reliably in every juristiction, but I guess if someone actually needs to use some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> exclusives to it they gotta have to suck it up <em>for now</em>...</li></ul><p>Personally I don't do anything critical on my Phone and assume that if some sort of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spyware</span></a> is <em>physically possible</em> that it's there...</p>