{"id":44170857,"user":"captn3m0","time":1748962975,"time_ago":"5 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Another similar tracking vector that lets any app detect all installed apps by using android.intent.action.MAIN Query: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/thre... without the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission.

No response from Google. Being used by dozens of apps in the wild.

Edit: Original Research link: https://peabee.substack.com/p/everyone-knows-what-apps-you-u... (HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43518866 , 482 comments)","comments":[{"id":44171140,"user":"maeil","time":1748964804,"time_ago":"5 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Incredible that this was locked.","comments":[{"id":44175637,"user":"bossyTeacher","time":1748991213,"time_ago":"5 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

dang likely got told not to upset the benefactors","comments":[{"id":44178109,"user":"maeil","time":1749022328,"time_ago":"5 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Referring to the linked Google Developers thread.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":2,"url":"item?id=44178109"}],"comments_count":1,"level":1,"url":"item?id=44175637"}],"comments_count":2,"level":0,"url":"item?id=44171140"},{"id":44172378,"time":1748971360,"time_ago":"5 days ago","type":"comment","content":"[deleted]","deleted":true,"comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":0,"url":"item?id=44172378"}],"comments_count":4,"url":"item?id=44170857"}

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