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Can Apps Share Data Back n Forth on GrapheneOS? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Say I have Google Camera installed with network permissions revoked. Say I also install Play Services which does have network access. Would Google Camera be able to share data about my pictures to Play Services which would then phone home to Google?

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[–] cogitoprinciple 2 points 1 year ago

Ultimately, it depends on if it is an issue in terms of your threat model. I have noproblems with people using some proprietary tools. Sometimes you do need things to just work, unfortunately.