A new Android malware from Google

Re:A new Android malware from Google by lbrito on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:25PM (#48766903)

Probably not the case for most people. I'm living abroad and had to do something on the Brazilian e-gov platform. To log in I had to confirm my ID with an Android app. Not only is it exclusively on Play store, but it also refuses to install on any rooted device, so I had to boot an old non-rooted Android I had stored somewhere.

I'm confident this is a very common experience worldwide, be it with gov IDs or banks.

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Re:A new Android malware from Google by fossman on Friday July 03, 2026 @06:45PM (#48780911)

Are you saying the e-gov platform cannot be accessed using their website on a computer? So people without smartphones are excluded?

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Re:A new Android malware from Google by usr1106 on Sunday July 05, 2026 @12:37AM (#48791297)

Recent headlines in Finland say that about 10% of the population are basically excluded from society with no access to important services.

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Re:A new Android malware from Google by lbrito on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:14PM (#48837518)

Basically yes. Maybe you can access the "unprotected" version, which is basically useless as all the features necessitate an android/iphone device for 2fa.

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