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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by patchd on Thursday July 21, 2022 @10:28AM (#32179827)
Doesn’t go through app review when it’s side loaded, so it can have features that go against the ToS or app guidelines
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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by anhner on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:12PM (#32184357)
I think you misunderstand what the sandbox of the operating system does. An app cannot start tracking you 24/7 just because it's sideloaded.
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