@aPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year agoLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.commessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1160 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1160external-linkLaLiga "Talks to Google" About Deleting Piracy Apps From a Million Phones * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.com@aPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square66fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-square@Jrockwar@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish65•1 year agoThese assholes used to spy on people - their app used to keep users’ microphones open, so that together with location, they could detect whether bars were airing football matches, and try to find unlicenced ones. https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/732157537/spains-soccer-league-fined-for-using-app-to-spy-on-fans-in-fight-to-curb-piracy I really hope they don’t get away with deleting apps from people’s phones.
minus-square@Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-21 year agoWow just wow. Hate that maffia
These assholes used to spy on people - their app used to keep users’ microphones open, so that together with location, they could detect whether bars were airing football matches, and try to find unlicenced ones.
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/732157537/spains-soccer-league-fined-for-using-app-to-spy-on-fans-in-fight-to-curb-piracy
I really hope they don’t get away with deleting apps from people’s phones.
Wow just wow. Hate that maffia
Ayo WTF