Working on integrating Exodus Privacy data directly into LibreFind. Right now the app suggests FOSS alternatives, but soon it will also show you exactly which ad/analytics trackers and dangerous permissions are embedded inside the proprietary apps you're replacing.

Still wiring it up, but test builds will be up on Codeberg/GitHub soon.

https://codeberg.org/jksalcedo/librefind https://github.com/jksalcedo/librefind

#FOSS #Privacy #Android #LibreFind

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[–] KssioAug@piefed.zip 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've just tried it, and although the idea is interesting it doesn't seem to be working as intended.

I'm pretty sure all of these are FOSS, and thy were tagged as proprietary:

AnkiDroid
Moonlight
KDE Connect
KeePassDX
Lichess
MPV

And these are also FOSS but were flagged as 'Unknown':

MGit
NetworkTools
Simple Audio Converter
Termux
Yet Another Call Blocker

And there are others I'm not entirely sure if theyre FOSS or hybrid, that were also flagged as proprietary.

Also not a fan of needing to subscribe to give feedback (like pointing out FOSS alternatives or false positives).

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hi. The latest release introduced some major bugs that affected the app scanning/detection. Please download the latest pre-release.

Pre-release

[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

IMO "tracker detection" while well intentioned has the potential to backfire, because it can give the appearance of an endorsement of "good" proprietary apps if they don't have any "trackers" or "dangerous permissions"

The goal of the free software movement for the last ~40 years has been to switch from proprietary to free in order to gain the four freedoms. Trackers and permissions are orthogonal to all that

[–] enchanted@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I think showing tracker info is still a good, insightful thing. Sure, giving an impression one piece of software is better than another because it has less trackers is a bad thing. Users that care about functionality will vet apps on that regard, same with security and privacy conscious users. Some users just like the app to be pretty, and if they ignore everything else but make a decision based in tracker count, all the better in the long run.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It'll need a massive library of apps, ever growing. It currently doesn't know if itself is open source or not

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Hi. Due to the bug on the latest release, most of the apps became unknown. Please install the latest pre-release version. Thanks!

[–] Kajika@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Suggests to join the community on Reddit and no web version.

Maybe it'll get better over time. I'll keep the name in mind.