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Re:Google's new self-installed Android app warns you about n... by fsflover on Monday February 17, 2025 @05:46PM (#43084012)
> Fully opt-in

> self-installed

Isn't it a contradiction?

It doesn't look like opt-in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42991887

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Re:Google's new self-installed Android app warns you about n... by nonrandomstring on Monday February 17, 2025 @06:18PM (#43084196)
If that's true then it's a piece of shit that should die along with the crappy little company that pushed it. If it's a tool to self-install then that's amazing and it should be praised. Consent and user control is literally everything, the only consideration in town on this matter.
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