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Re:Google promised its contact tracing app was completely pr... by radicalbyte on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:43PM (#26959812)
I consider Facebook malicious, and I've just learnt that their pre-installed app basically has root on my Android.

How is that not the story here?

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Re:Google promised its contact tracing app was completely pr... by arsome on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:49PM (#26959879)
No, the Facebook app most likely does not have any special permissions. These are typically granted by manufacturers based on their own signing keys.
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Re:Google promised its contact tracing app was completely pr... by ahupp on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:56PM (#26963036)
A preinstalled fb app does not have any special permissions.
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Re:Google promised its contact tracing app was completely pr... by Bud on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @03:59PM (#26960748)
How are you even remotely surprised by that? If you are expecting any privacy or security from a combo of Facebook and Android, you've been asleep for the last 13 years.
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