I recently asked the /c/Android community what information Google has access to on stock Android, assuming the user is not using any Google apps, and was told Google has full “unstoppable” access to the entire device, including Signal messages, the microphone, duckduckgo search history and anything displayed on the screen at all times.

Does this mean that encrypted messaging is essentially pointless to use on Android? I’m a newb here so go easy on me.

  • James R Kirk@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    End-to-end encrypted messaging protects against eavesdroppers in transit.

    But if the ENDS are both compromised… I wish there were more/better custom ROMS out there. Hopefully Linux Phone gets some love.

    • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      But if the ENDS are both compromised…

      If either end is compromised, then there is someone reading over the proverbial shoulder, and the conversation should be considered compromised.

      Hopefully Linux Phone gets some love.

      That would be a welcome step in the right direction, as would open hardware.