What does the app actually do? They call it an anti-fraud app, but I don't understand what fraud it's supposed to fight?
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It probably scans installed apps, settings that could compromise access (for eg USB debugging, bootloader unlocking), apk files in storage, etc all while sending juicy infometrics to an unsecured database
Next in news: a govt database was leaked...
Credit where due: Apple saying ‘fuck you, make us.’
You only hear about the "fuck you, make us" part and not the compromises they make afterwards. But how can you even tell?
Or the usual, "we had no other options" after the fact they're revealed to be compromised. And the cult swiftly tries to ignore this.
Apple fanboys really love defending a company that doesn't even open source it's code. It's like being sold asbestos in the 1900s just because it was marketed aggressively.
"Yep thats the shit"
It would be really funny to hack that system and force on everyone's flashlights and vibration
And downright hilarious to compromise financials and MFA.
It's be a real riot to make a botnet
Take long videos on the front and back, silently, then display them with a message they're "published" along with their photos.
There'd probably be a coup.
But is it illegal to remove it ?
Well then use ADB
Read the article
Then you’ll still have no idea like me :)
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia claimed on Tuesday that the Sanchar Saathi app, a fraud reporting app the government wants pre-installed on all devices, will be optional and can be deleted by users.
“... If you don't want Sanchar Saathi, you can delete it. It is optional... It is our duty to introduce this app to everyone. Keeping it in their devices or not is up to the user,” he said to reporters.
So it sounds like it can be removed, though I can't help but feel like it might leave malicious artifacts (this is based on absolutely no evidence and is purely speculation on my part)
In recent Android devices, you can disable and even uninstall apps for users. But for some system apps, when you go back the disabled apps info page, the "Force Stop" button isn't greyed out like it should be anymore.
Like why is the force stop button active when the app is disabled. And this usually happens in OEM devices stock ROMs, not on custom ROMs afaik.
It's either a bug or intentional. Can't tell.
Did a pinch of digging and this Stack Overflow Question seems to be the best "all in one" answer to your question.
To try to explain from what I'm seeing:
- Disable stops any "autostart" services/processes from starting. It also tries to gracefully stop any background processes and services.
- Force Stop kills those processes forcefully (but doesn't necessarily stop them from auto starting again).
- Its possible (though unlikely) for you to Disable an app and there to be a delay for all processes and services to die.
- Thus it can be useful to Disable, then Force Stop if you really want something dead.
That said, in most cases it looks like its more likely to be a "UI Bug". Theoretically, if no processes are running for an app, the Force Stop button is supposed to be deactivated (greyed out), but this check is apparently not very authoritatively checked, and defaults to Active if the OS isn't sure.
Hopefully any wrong info I've stated will summon a true expert to explain better.
Soon available in every country, no doubt, as obviously we all deserve to be... protected from our-naughty-selves.
Smartphones are now dead in India
They have already been arresting people for using VPNs: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-booked-for-using-vpn-in-j-ks-rajouri-3rd-such-case-in-2-days-5612508
Can someone summerize the article, for some reason it thinks I'm using AdBlock despite not and won't let me actually read it
ahh the good old "it is for your own good"
Thanks, that is indeed dystopian