(Rant)

At somepoint, HSBC decided KDE Connect installed via F-Droid is less secure.

Photo of the HSBC UK app urging I install KDE Connect via GPlay or Galaxy Store

Then it decide non-whitelisted keyborads are a security risk. Only Gboard and Samsung Keyboard is confirmed within the whitelist.

Photo of the HSBC UK app telling me to switch input method citing security risk

I understand the point that risk can be introduce at various points, yet this is simply too much. Yeah there are people phone infected by malware but from Play Store. Not a single time I heard one ever happened on F-Droid distributed apps, at least not from the official repo. Also, I will put more trust on an open source keyboard than any proprietary keyboard.

Furthermore, I’m shocked that an app can read my app list, and current keyboard (introduced in Android 14). This just make building a profile much easier as I belive everyone almost have an unique set of apps they like. I don’t think any apps need such functionality. Why the f it needs to care what input devices I uses? This make me worry more about untold (aka burried deep in Privacy Policy) data collection.

  • Paradox@lemdro.idMEnglish
    10·
    5 hours ago

    We seriously need a way to sandbox apps, where they cant see shit outside their sandbox

  • Moonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish
    11·
    7 hours ago

    And then i complained that my bank blocked access if adb was enabled…

    If there’s no loan attached to that account, for me this message reads “sorry, we don’t want you as a customer. Please contact a bank teller to have a full refund, uninstall this app and don’t forget to leave a 1 star review”

    I’m not willing to compromise on this shit. My phone is my phone.

  • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zipEnglish
    8·
    6 hours ago

    Sounds like it’s time to use the website and not the app. And if you can’t use the website instead of an app, you should probably switch banks.

  • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    7 hours ago

    how the fuck do they see that you have these apps?? Wasn’t it google’s justification for destroying /proc and all resource monitor apps with it that they have put querying of installed apps behind a permission?

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      So /proc is virtual so it is only processes and not apps.

      The app probably requires a permission that grants it access to that information.