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A comment on How Apps on Android Share Data with Facebook (2018).

Re:How Apps on Android Share Data with Facebook (2018) by throw2016 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:52AM (#19596506)
Isn't this the nightmare scenario the GPL was created to fight against, a device that is not acting in the users interest but against it, with tons of private APIs [1], complete lack of transparency, deceptive language and hoovering up user data to send to others. And the kicker is this is happening on the supposedly 'open' Android platform. Take that Stallman.

Its really disappointing to see how the software ecosystem has degenerated into these shady mercenaries with zero compass. The only thing that can temper this crazy greed fueled appetite for surveillance is regulations and prosecutions because what some of these articles describe is venal and corrupt to restore some sense of propriety and civilization values.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/25/android-users-security-and...

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Re:How Apps on Android Share Data with Facebook (2018) by random878 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @12:20PM (#19597790)
Android and the apps (in this sense) are not 'open source' and, regardless, 'open source' is not the same thing as 'Free'. Richard Stallman is known for his hatred of the term 'open source' (as it generally causes a misunderstanding such as yours).
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