Maybe the open source apps could be lying about their source code? For an example, put a version without trackers while the one they use have trackers?
Maybe the open source apps could be lying about their source code? For an example, put a version without trackers while the one they use have trackers?
Yes they could. That’s what reproducible builds are for. And Linux distribution maintainers. You better install software from places like the Debian package repository (or your distribution’s repo) or from F-Droid (if you’re using Android).