OPENER-next / OpenStop

App for collecting OpenStreetMap-compliant accessibility data in public transport
https://openstop.app
GNU General Public License v3.0
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App flagged by Google Play Protect #254

Closed ben20471 closed 6 months ago

ben20471 commented 6 months ago

Problem

When I install the latest update from F-Droid, I get a pop-up from Gogle Play Protect telling me that the app may collect data that could be used to track my activities, and when I click "see more", it says that it may be dangerous for my device (may not be accurate as I'm translating it from my display language). It happens both when upgrading and when re-installing.

Which app version do you use?

0.7.0

What operating system do you use?

Android

What operating system version do you use?

12 (Go edition)

Additional information

No response

ben20471 commented 6 months ago

Just checked, it doesn't happens with the Google Play version, so the problem might directly be F-Droid

7h30n3 commented 6 months ago

Thanks for pointing out this "issue". We can recreated the behavoir. The good thing is one can install the app from F-Droid anyhow by clicking on "More details". We first thought it might be an update in the google play services which falsely detect OpenStop as dangerous, but if you install OpenStop 0.6.1 from F-Droid the warning doesn't appear. We will investigate a possible solution.

licaon-kter commented 1 month ago

latest update from F-Droid, I get a pop-up from Gogle Play Protect telling me that

Does EU need to raise the pressure on Google? :shrug: