@fdroidorg @yaleprivacylab We should not need permission to run software on devices we own.

Framing this change as protection does not reflect the reality of the #Android ecosystem. #Google Play has long allowed unsafe apps, invasive tracker SDKs, and supply chain threats that slip through automated review. Independent audits have consistently revealed these issues inside of Google Play, even *after* Google claims to have scrubbed.

After we released an updated version of @prav Android app, we noticed the contact discovery was broken.

Since this is a core functionality of Prav, we want to fix it. To motivate someone to fix this, we have setup a bounty.

https://opencollective.com/contact-discovery-regression

Please donate so we can get this fixed sooner. Contact us if you'd like to help in fixing this issue. #Prav #FreeSoftware #XMPP #android #java

@fdroidorg @yaleprivacylab We should not need permission to run software on devices we own.

Framing this change as protection does not reflect the reality of the #Android ecosystem. #Google Play has long allowed unsafe apps, invasive tracker SDKs, and supply chain threats that slip through automated review. Independent audits have consistently revealed these issues inside of Google Play, even *after* Google claims to have scrubbed.

@fdroidorg I am the founder of @yaleprivacylab , where we have investigated #privacy and #security issues in #Android apps since 2017. I can say without hesitation that this change makes Android users less safe.

Android is based upon free and #opensource software ( #FOSS) and that has always been defined by user choice. Blocking the capability to install apps directly from trusted sources outside #Google Play is not a small tweak. It removes a core freedom...

After we released an updated version of @prav Android app, we noticed the contact discovery was broken.

Since this is a core functionality of Prav, we want to fix it. To motivate someone to fix this, we have setup a bounty.

https://opencollective.com/contact-discovery-regression

Please donate so we can get this fixed sooner. Contact us if you'd like to help in fixing this issue. #Prav #FreeSoftware #XMPP #android #java