@foss In reference to this post- https://lemmy.ml/post/6374732

For Molly, I kept seeing this popup by Google when downloading Molly FOSS from fdroid.

Should I be concerned? What should I do to ensure I am downloading Molly from a trusted source if Fdroid isn’t an ideal place (due to misleading names as depicted in the referenced post)?

  • appel
    13•7 months ago

    Of course, google is trying to dissuade you from using other app stores, nothing more. You might be able to download and install it from GitHub using obtainium if you really want to verify the origin of the app.

    • xorEnglish
      16•7 months ago

      Eh, I think there’s definitely some legitimacy to doing a virus scan for applications with unrecognised signatures

      Not everyone knows how to (or even can for many apps) manually verify the authenticity of their apks

      And plenty of non-technical people will just install random shit from the internet without thinking