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Oh sorry, missed that one. > your main email address Right, it doesn't get my main email at the moment, true, turns out an app needs `android.permission.GET_A
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Oh sorry, missed that one.
> your main email address
Right, it doesn't get my main email at the moment, true, turns out an app needs `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS` to do that. I do, however, expect them to do that later -- looking at their declared permissions, it's hard to assume a good will:
- `BLUETOOTH_SCAN`, `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`, `ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` -- all together. Yes, I see they use `android.ext.adservices`
`READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`? `WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`?
What for? Do they even offer saving a PDF into a Downloads folder?
I think they can do it without asking for the separate permission.
> and they can only identify apps from a fixed list
While it's true they would require `QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES` to openly get a _complete_ list, see this: https://www.medianama.com/2025/04/223-android-apps-data-breach-google-policy-bypassing/ https://www.medianama.com/2025/04/223-android-apps-data-brea...
And then check their admitted privacy practices/policy from their Google Play listing (com.ryanair.cheapflights)
Notice, the first section is `DATA SHARED`, not just collected. It's shared with the undisclosed third parties (we know from the privacy policy[1], though, that at the very least it includes all the social networks
>> App Activity: installed apps
>> Purposes: Analytics, Personalisation
>> Also: Email address, financial information, physical address, user payment info, phone info.
`DATA COLLECTED`:
>> Photos, User ids (plural, it's not just email used to login), Installed apps once again, Files and docs (?!)
Generally;
I have a very little trust for a vendor that is known for the deceptive practices and which lies from the outset about the reasons to force all passengers into using their app.
If they lie in such a fundamental question, it should be assumed they're using deceptions and trickery.
Like with disgraced Meta caught red-handed on deception and trickery: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are...
[1] https://www.ryanair.com/ie/en/lp/privacy-policy https://www.ryanair.com/ie/en/lp/privacy-policy
- ezfe 1y agoI suppose if you’re on android the protections are a lot lower… At least based on your description
- subscribed 1y agoI agree. The fact AOSP doesn't offer blocking network by default is ridiculous. Of course, Google is the ad company, this is the reason. Thankfully I could contain and strangle it in its dedicated profile with the better AOSP variant. Works for the time being.