#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to. #Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called β€œinstalling”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk. What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading? What does Google? Here's #FDroid:
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you...
Until December 4, The European Commission and the Data Protection Board have launched a public consultation to gather feedback on draft guidelines on the interplay between #DMA and #GDPR. "DMA foresees alternative app stores for which gatekeepers may put in place strictly necessary and proportionate measures that must also comply with GDPR". Funny, that sounds like Google forcing all Android users and developers to submit their IDs to Google... or else. Proportionate???
Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Consultation on joint guidelines on the interplay between DMA and GDPR
On 9 October 2025, the Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have launched a public consultation to gather feedback on draft gui...
What time it is? It's 5 o'clock... somewhere. So here comes the fifth #FDroid legal post. It's all about content, transparency, and user protections. It features strong tags like #OnlineSafetyAct #Ofcom #DSA and #DMA and how these shape our own policies. Will this break some prejudice? One way to find out:
Navigating the Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Act | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Introduction In our previous article, we explored how Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects like F-Droid handle legal requests for user or ...
If it's not #decentralized, #federated and #FLOSS it's not worthed. Like #Matrix or #XMPP, communications should not depend on a #SPOF in some #BigTech silo.
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What a timing: while I'm sitting at a #CloudAbolition workshop, #AWS takes down major centralised services like #Signal, #WhatsApp and #Teams. Pe...