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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by austinheap on Friday August 30, 2019 @01:15PM (#20840506)
But...what about my pitchfork? The knee-jerk reaction to every Facebook blog spam entirely diminishes the harm they've done to nations around the world.
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by vvanders on Friday August 30, 2019 @01:53PM (#20840859)
Yeah sorry, they could send ro.build.fingerprint instead if they really wanted to know what version of builds and devices out there are causing issues.

I can see this as an opt-in but not as a silent, default behavior.

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