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Re:Android now allows apps to block sideloading by lxgr on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @09:18PM (#41516732)
Can you confirm transactions there, though?

Many banks in the EU require a smartphone for that at this point (or a dedicated authentication device).

But instead of using actually secure technologies like Android’s protected confirmation (which couldn’t care less about running on a rooted phone, as it runs in a trusted HW enclave), they usually just settle for (often very spoofable) “root detection”. It’s quite sad.

Re:Android now allows apps to block sideloading by t0bia_s on Thursday September 12, 2024 @02:30AM (#41518141)
Banking apps are usually huge data collectors (scaning installed apps for example) that invade privacy instead of giving proclaimed security.
Re:Android now allows apps to block sideloading by UniverseHacker on Thursday September 12, 2024 @10:53AM (#41521668)
I can- it is done over text so if you have apple devices, you can confirm on any of the devices. Technically it is routing through the phone though.