> and the moment a crack appears in the walled garden Meta will say "go install the FB/Instagram app from our app store with no privacy policy reviews"
People keep saying this, but how do you explain the years and years of Meta/Facebook operating on Android without ever doing this?
It hasn't been possible until very recently. The Epic case has still been going through the courts, so there's been no reason for Meta to show their hand before that's final.
They HAVE been finding every loophole, crack in the Play Store policies, or Android bug they can exploit to steal data.
People keep saying this, but how do you explain the years and years of Meta/Facebook operating on Android without ever doing this?