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Commenters urge EU action on banking app restrictions on Android

Original: @ Techaltar Re: https:// nebula.tv/videos/tfc-its-reall y-happening/ I really hope that the EU will change things about

Discussion is growing around banking and other critical apps on Android restricting functionality on rooted or unlocked devices. Commenters argue that users have long had reason to distrust how Google and Apple control app access, and that these companies cannot be relied on to behave fairly. Hopes are being voiced that the EU will step in and change the situation for European users.

Why now: Banking apps blocking modified Android devices is frustrating users who want regulators, particularly the EU, to intervene.

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• @ Techaltar Re: https:// nebula.tv/videos/tfc-its-reall y-happening/ I really hope that the EU will change things about the # banking and other critical apps on # Android situation! It is obvious for many people for years that we shouldn't trust # Google or # Apple to adhere to… · hen@berlin.social · 2

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