Earlier this week, @Snowden & @ACLU united on Reddit to try to stop approval of a mass surveillance bill (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7l3e02/congress_is_trying_to_sneak_an_expansion_of_mass/ …). Today, @Snowden - whose work to protect privacy has been ongoing - announces this:https://theintercept.com/2017/12/22/snowdens-new-app-uses-your-smartphone-to-physically-guard-your-laptop/ …
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But is this even possible, without disclosing data to Google? (CC:
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Replying to @sergeynovitsky @ggreenwald and
Entirely possible if you use AOSP (without Google Play Services) and get it from F-Droid. (Needless to say, Average Joe isn’t going to do this)
If you use stock Android and Google Play then, yes, Google will be tracking you as per usual.
PS. Congrats on the release, @Snowden :)
2:13 PM - 22 Dec 2017
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