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Re:Ask HN: How do I trust/sandbox apps on Android? by shipstain on Monday December 14, 2020 @12:28PM (#25420287)
Thanks, F-droid looks interesting.

Stuff like this just baffles me:

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.metabrainz.android/

Ver 2.4(27)

read phone status and identity Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.

I'd run a mile from that app if I saw those perms listed on Google Play.

And something like Google Calendar being > 50MB.

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