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> The suit, as described, leaves a lot of questions. Here's what the suit alleges: >To increase adoption, starting on June 15, 2021, DPH worked with Google to
by GeekyBear 4y ago
> The suit, as described, leaves a lot of questions.
Here's what the suit alleges:
>To increase adoption, starting on June 15, 2021, DPH worked with Google to secretly install the Contact Tracing App onto over one million Android mobile devices located in Massachusetts without the device owners’ knowledge or permission. When some Android device owners discovered and subsequently deleted the App, DPH would re-install it on to their devices.
https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Complaint_Wright-with-Exhibit.pdf https://nclalegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Complaint_W...
Google made a statement confirming that the app was pushed by the Play Store at the time:
>We have been working with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to allow users to activate the Exposure Notifications System directly from their Android phone settings. This functionality is built into the device settings and is automatically distributed by the Google Play Store
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-tracking-google-silently-pushed-app-to-users-phones/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-...
- lakomen 4y agoSo Google Play Store installs apps without consent. And one can't unistall Google Play Store. Ergo, we finally need to liberate our phones and tablets with an open alternative which isn't F-Droid.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoWhy not F-Droid? F-Droid is great.