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@snikket_im very minor clarification: Google had accepted the version that reinstated the contact permission. This was live for a couple of days/weeks until they suddenly changed their mind. They didn't just outright rejected the update. https://gultsch.social/@daniel/112084175241312889 Interesting that you still had contact list integration soft disabled. That confirms that Google believes contact permission == uploads data. Considering how Google makes money that kinda makes sense I guess... @snikket_im Jeebus, that's fucking awful and entirely on-point for Google. I wish we had a properly supported FOSS OS for mobile devices, the situation without something like that just seems completely untenable. :/ @snikket_im weird world to assume if you have access to some data you must be uploading it. But I guess Google is projecting I get almost all the Apps I use from fdroid - apart from Banking and that sort. But not being in Play store puts a significant entry barrier in place for 99% of the people... @snikket_im surprised google was anal about the privacy policy part, apple was fine with a page that just said “My application does not collect user data” (though it was confusing to figure out I needed that - the whole set of requirements it’s a bit ambiguous for open source clients of arbitrary servers) |
@snikket_im sounds like a wee nightmare dealing with them! Thank you for the work that makes Snikket one of the most user-friendly free software apps out there