> Andy Schertzinger, Director of Engineering at Nextcloud, confirmed this to The Register, saying, "Google has decided to restore the permissions to our Android app so we can bring back the full file syncing functionality."
We went through this song and dance for actual file explorers more times than I can count. It usually "sticks" for a few updates before the rejections start again.
The policy hasn't changed.
It also doesn't change the fact that they demand access to every single personal photo, media item and document on device instead of using an API that allows user to have control over what they share with the app - it's the same behaviour as Facebook, Instagram and other companies showed before the policy was enacted. Instead of respecting the user, they demand the user gives them access to everything with "trust us, we won't do anything bad" attitude while refusing to do better.
Google and apple are the ones "not respecting the users" by focusing exclusively on lowest common denominator users and pushing to increase their monopoly controls.
The day Android stops letting Syncthing have access to my entire filesystem is the day Android becomes entirely useless to me.
I agree that this access is indeed exploited by Facebook and the like, but the solution simply can't be to remove the capability entirely.
The irony, audacity and hypocrisy of Google objecting based on "privacy" just reeks.
https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.htmlYou're just verifying the photo! That isn't real verification, it's easier to make a fake photo than a fake id!
Maybe the EU DMA will have some effect on this bullshit but I'm a bit of a cynic at this point.
PaulKeeble•8mo ago
I moved to F droid and now my app works as its meant to and I don't see much reason to move back to Play store updates.
jqpabc123•8mo ago
Or they could restrict F-Droid and mandate Play store in future releases of Android. "Security" would be a good candidate for justification.
Corporate greed has no limit.
hollow-moe•8mo ago
jqpabc123•8mo ago
Unlike what they did to NextCloud? Unlike what Apple does?
hollow-moe•8mo ago
poincaredisk•8mo ago
Unless they ban F-Droid in the US but not in the EU - similar things have happened in the past, but nothing of this scale yet.
crossroadsguy•8mo ago
MaxikCZ•8mo ago
I dont even know how to express myself about this style of argumenting...
crossroadsguy•8mo ago
justsomehnguy•8mo ago
N. is a drop in the bucket compared to G. market. It's not about the revenue, it's about the control.
BTW it was somewhat amusing to look at the OwnCloud financials
Gigachad•8mo ago