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Alex Russellslightlyoff@toot.cafe
Jun 29, 2026, 6:25 PM
The claims about Search are much less credible than those about alternative app install sources, but Google wasn't doing a good job protecting users via Play to start with.
The safe, open alternative is the browser; always has been.
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Alex Russellslightlyoff@toot.cafe
Jun 29, 2026, 6:31 PM
Google can't secure this shit because Google is effectively out of the loop; OS updates are carrier/OEM gated, and those parties DGAF about security -- or at least not when the alternative is selling users new devices:
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