It all depends on how you define malware. If malware is software doing something that is contrary to the user's interests, then for many users it is indeed malware.
>this malevolent process has exactly one goal: to block you from running software by developers who haven’t been approved centrally by Google.
This claim is made by FDroid with no evidence. They make this scary claim which goes against everything Google has claimed so far. They are a biased party, and I can't trust their opinion. I would appreciate if they shared a more in depth investigation or a way to verify there big claim.
Trust is not binary; we can process data with a level of confidence. We do not need either Google or F-Droid to be sanctified before we evaluate their claims.
The claim is that a repeat monopolist is doing monopolist things. Feel free to make the case for the trustworthiness of Google's opposing claim, as I don't see anyone else doing that.
It all depends on how you define malware. If malware is software doing something that is contrary to the user's interests, then for many users it is indeed malware.
Too much hedging in this comment.
Malware is something that maliciously breaks your computer.
This maliciously breaks my computer so it's malware. There's no difference between this and the ILOVEYOU virus, except the delivery mechanism.
Can I install some software on your computer to send me over your bank details? It won't break your computer, I promise, it's not malware.
>this malevolent process has exactly one goal: to block you from running software by developers who haven’t been approved centrally by Google.
This claim is made by FDroid with no evidence. They make this scary claim which goes against everything Google has claimed so far. They are a biased party, and I can't trust their opinion. I would appreciate if they shared a more in depth investigation or a way to verify there big claim.
Trust is not binary; we can process data with a level of confidence. We do not need either Google or F-Droid to be sanctified before we evaluate their claims.
The claim is that a repeat monopolist is doing monopolist things. Feel free to make the case for the trustworthiness of Google's opposing claim, as I don't see anyone else doing that.
Google wrote their plans as blog posts.
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The point is that it is said to tamper with your installations. If it does, it is malware.
It doesn't tamper with your installations.
Oh? Maybe you could comment on what part of the f-droid article is wrong
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False
Those are not mutually exclusive.
it is malware when everyone is explicitly asking to not have it.
Which is malware.