2026-03-26T22:23:35Z https://yabu.me Blackoverflow https://yabu.me/npub1c6whvewlhs3zue02f967y84vd79zu6asr7jxu27ujd2fgepfxl0qvd0jxz https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg8afsfajlvzt2knxagaeuxmvk0ctnnnzym66vxqtw98xrt53vpczyrrf6an9m77zytn9afyhtcs743hc5tntkq06gm3tmjf4f9ry9ymauxwtmrs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rweyrkj6fmqmszv6vny6e8k6mgk44thwlzgdkuw9qxegastd6pqaen0le'>nevent1q…n0le</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do I understand correctly, that Google free Android is not directly affected by this policy?<br/><br/>But the majority of the userbase is affected, so an app developer would loose nearly the complete userbase and this would result in many developers giving up, destroying the app market.<br/><br/>And this in turn will affect Google free Android.<br/><br/>Please elaborate, if I misunderstood! 2026-02-23T20:14:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmsehrkcnfdym0lpgl9gptpgtes0el4ftsvwe8njk5gcm2pmfslczyrrf6an9m77zytn9afyhtcs743hc5tntkq06gm3tmjf4f9ry9ymaup2jusg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8j2ssz4fd7y83yr327m6fnkjxne7v6lkzz0xvc5htu7pkrh8zmgxfmcse'>nevent1q…mcse</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A brief look into the article shows no mention of open source btw. free (as in freedom) apps.<br/><br/>Looking into tracking activity of free (as in no monetary cost) apps should differentiate between closed and open source apps.<br/><br/>Open source apps respecting our privacy should be praised and not conflated with no-cost spyware.<br/><br/>Open source apps with spyware should be looked apon with even more agony.<br/><br/>#tech #apps #fitness #infosec #cybersec #data #privacy #foss 2025-01-12T11:24:03Z