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PRESTO doesn't like Android Developer Options now (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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[–] tezoatlipoca@mas.to 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@avidamoeba funny. if they hadn't said anything I bet noone would have cared. But since they DO CARE about dev. ops enabled, that says to me, what are they concerned about?

Is there a way I can monkey with my presto app data and ride for free?

[–] henfredemars 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like they want somebody to patch their APK!

[–] tezoatlipoca@mas.to 6 points 1 day ago

@henfredemars i mean, if they want help maintaining it, this is a weird.. albeit brilliant yet sneaky way to go about soliciting community involvement.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Likely do to gps spoofing is my guess.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is also my assumption. They are probably getting rider telemetry from the app. But I guess that would be a huge privacy issue...

[–] tezoatlipoca@mas.to 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@Entertainmeonly what on _earth_ does the Presto app need to know one's location for? you boop the turnstile do you not?

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

Because they can, and you can't stop them. Just like every other data sink.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

It was just a guess. Hi, I'm an idiot. You should internalize everything i post. Without exception.