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Re:LineageOS 19 by user_7832 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:10PM (#31171788)
I'd like to edit this comment but unfortunately it's probably too late to edit - it appears I was at least partially mistaken. LOS declined to integrate MicroG because of security concerns from spoofing signatures, as per the Wikipedia article of MicroG (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroG)
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Re:LineageOS 19 by karteum on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:39PM (#31172181)
Yes, but if it was with a toggle switch (and a default value on "off"), then the user could decide and take the risk (and/or only activate it when needed), which would alleviate the risk.
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Re:LineageOS 19 by SahAssar on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:17PM (#31171903)
The spoofing can be locked down to only include microg, this is the approach calyxos has taken.
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