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I'm seeing a lot of reports from users of Huawei and Honor devices have reported that their phones are incorrectly identifying Google apps as Trojan malware, specifically labeled as TrojanSMS-PA. According to the alert, this "malicious software" has the ability to send SMS messages without user consent.

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[-] dojan@lemmy.world 134 points 1 year ago

I mean, Google most certainly is spyware so I don’t see how it’s wrong.

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 year ago

Google most certainly is spyware

Just like every single bit of Huawei software, they just send your data to the Chinese government instead lol

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[-] zecg@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago

Pot protecting users from kettle

[-] Ordoabchao@kbin.social 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd trust a Huawei phone less than I would a Google phone. Much less.

[-] doctordevice@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hands down the worst phone I've had was the Nexus 6P. The battery issues were incredibly bad, to the point there was a successful class action lawsuit about it.

Since that was a Google phone manufactured by Huawei, I have no idea how that contributes to this conversation but it seemed relevant. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 year ago

Google is a virus. Just like all the chinese spyware you find on a Huawei phone.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 42 points 1 year ago

They are not wrong.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 34 points 1 year ago
[-] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago

Beat me to it, it collects an ungodly amount of PII

[-] woshang@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, it's true... Monitoring, data collection, implementing ads, and there's so little security for our accounts. Idk, I've been using Google less than ever since ChatGPT came out. And DuckDuckGo.

[-] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sure but what does "enticing users to pay with adult content" mean?

[-] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sundar wants them feet pics

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[-] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

LOL Incorrectly

[-] chevy9294@monero.town 20 points 1 year ago

That means they have good antivirus.

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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago

I thought Huawei wasn't able / allowed to use Google Services due to the tradewar...

[-] kadu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They aren't.

But Android is Android, users can install any APK they want

[-] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I have the P30 which is fully Googled up, I think it's just the newer models?!

[-] blitzkrieg@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago
[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah the Chinese garbage phone that has tons of spyware and will send your data to the CCP is so based because it doesn't include Google spyware. Makes sense.

[-] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

1%based for calling Google malware 99% bullshit for being probably at least equally bad

[-] hark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

and what will the CCP do with that information? Meanwhile, I know that the NSA, CIA, FBI, local law enforcement, countless advertising agencies, and all sort of other agencies in the US that can actually do things with that information. Even if you don't live in the US, chances are that you live in a country with an extradition treaty with the US.

[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Someone in my family had this, reluctantly restarted the phone to make the message go away as I found it to be a very dodgy sounding message. Good to know that it won't do any long term damage to hit ignore the next time it pops up.

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