@aPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.commessage-square67arrow-up1158 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1158external-linkLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.com@aPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square67 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareඞmirlinkfedilinkEnglish34•2 years agoDisable “Play Protect” in your phone’s Security settings
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoThat’s the only component? If so, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and similar would be protected against this, since they have neither Play Services nor Play Protect. Am I correct in my understanding?
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoIs there any evidence that this will really remove Google’s ability to (a) see what’s on your phone, and (b) delete whatever they want?
minus-squareඞmirlinkfedilinkEnglish20•2 years agoNo, because they can always push anything over Play Services updates. But right now it does disable it.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoWhat about Think Shield? Found that next to Play protect in security settings
Disable “Play Protect” in your phone’s Security settings
That’s the only component? If so, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and similar would be protected against this, since they have neither Play Services nor Play Protect. Am I correct in my understanding?
Is there any evidence that this will really remove Google’s ability to (a) see what’s on your phone, and (b) delete whatever they want?
No, because they can always push anything over Play Services updates. But right now it does disable it.
What about Think Shield? Found that next to Play protect in security settings