One can only hope.
There is no "review board". If the code doesn't compile using only free software, it is rejected. F-droid is about pure open source.
Way too many random apks from the internet are loaded with 3rd party tracking, at the least.
Anyone can setup their own f-droid repo and serve up their own apks. Izzydroid, divested, guardian project, calyx, cromite, etc have all done this.
Obtanium is basically a fancy curl interface. It doesn't verify anything and so long as the binary blob downloads, you can install it. Its no different than a user browsing and downloading binaries off the internet.
F-droid needs lots of work, and it's a constant work in progress, but I feel it's vastly better than the alternatives right now.
And ecologically sound. The industrial revolution was a mistake.
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I got an ad for https:/nos.social. An iOS only client which appears to require KYC via Apple ID of some sort.
Giving up on SSB and pivoting to #nostr is cool and all, but doesn't seem #dweb to me. Centralize the #dweb on their servers and Apple's app store.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/economics/64492/the-end-of-money-cashless-society
#cashstr #moneystr #control
This is true for every VC funded topic. They need the hype to make money so the early investors can cash out and make a return for their LPs. The rest of the sheep then invest and keep the cycle going.
KYX/AML is about control, not fraud. https://www.effectiveaml.org/the-biggest-problem-with-aml/ this guy wrote an amazing paper about how ineffective KYC/AML is around the world. Now he's turned it into a business.
Lot's of places require KYC for prepaid, because otherwise "terrorists" win or something. Genuflect to the USA Patriotic Act first please.
What they want is a "post-paid" number because it is tied to national identity number (SSN/SIN). At the same time, the telcos lose all your account info every few years. And by doing so, your precious "never share" identity info is meaningless because everyone has it. There needs to be real enforcement and penalties for losing your info that you can't change. Like very punitive to the point the companies no longer want your data.
Since this will never happen, I am down the path of just not sharing data. I don't do business with companies that demand this info for service. Prepaid should be the default, I'll decide to extend credit for a month or not. At worst, the company goes bankrupt and I lose a month's money sent to the company.
Post-paid and anti-fraud is a scam. I worked in this industry and it's all snake oil. No matter how much companies spend on this crap, their fraud rates don't change. KYC is a failed joke. KYC is about control, not stopping fraud or crime.
Art #Vancouver #Artstr #photostr #Canada
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Android and iOS are broken by design. The future is portable Linux or BSD.
Pink alley. #Vancouver #Canada #photostr
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Winter fog. #Vancouver #Canada #photostr
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The "benefit" of a proprietary prison with barbed wire all around. Don't pay attention to the guard towers. Plus ads you cannot opt out from in the forced apple app store.
I find it really difficult to believe a "privacy expert" who uses an iphone, macbook, and apple credit card. And doesn't understand the irony.
#irony #privacy