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The German Corona Virus Android app has been forked to F-Droid to work on phones without Google services

Thanks to Alexander Goeres for posting about this on the MeWe Social network group for Coronavirus Info.
Many folks run phones without Google services (newer Huawei phones and custom ROM users) and the power of open source allows apps to be modified and re-used, so we have this app now able to work without any Google login or services required.
It also shows that apps requiring location and other data can indeed work without needing Google services, as the drop-in compatible microg implementation is used instead. If more app developers did this, we'd have more freedom for Android users.
See Corona Tracing | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

https://f-droid.org/packages/de.corona.tracing/ https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e10767e1d65ddbe497fcdcbebca8209c770

At work I'm forced to use Google Chrome for testing. To my surprise (or not) I discovered Crome was scanning the entire drive for "harmul software" and calling home with it. They just can't stay away from user's data do they.

#degoogle

#Huawei built more #surveillance tools to track Ughurs: report - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-built-more-surveillance-tools-to-track-uyghurs-report-2020-12

Privacy Cookbook Ch 5.9.3 Cellphone Security - #CalyxOS or #GrapheneOS?
https://dt.gl/calyxos-or-grapheneos/ #ungoogle #degoogle #android #privacy