aPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down12 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comaPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square62fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareඞmirlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·1 year agoDisable “Play Protect” in your phone’s Security settings
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoThat’s the only component? If so, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and similar would be protected against this, since they have neither Play Services nor Play Protect. Am I correct in my understanding?
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoIs there any evidence that this will really remove Google’s ability to (a) see what’s on your phone, and (b) delete whatever they want?
minus-squareඞmirlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoNo, because they can always push anything over Play Services updates. But right now it does disable it.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWhat about Think Shield? Found that next to Play protect in security settings
Disable “Play Protect” in your phone’s Security settings
That’s the only component? If so, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and similar would be protected against this, since they have neither Play Services nor Play Protect. Am I correct in my understanding?
Is there any evidence that this will really remove Google’s ability to (a) see what’s on your phone, and (b) delete whatever they want?
No, because they can always push anything over Play Services updates. But right now it does disable it.
What about Think Shield? Found that next to Play protect in security settings