<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[THIS IS A LABOR ISSUE]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://indieweb.social/@permafriday/116561082682363965" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>indieweb.social/@permafriday/1</span><span>16561082682363965</span></a></p><p>THIS IS A LABOR ISSUE</p><p>now that Google doesn't have to pretend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/android" rel="tag">#<span>android</span></a> is not the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backdoor" rel="tag">#<span>backdoor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" rel="tag">#<span>surveillance</span></a> system Snowden warned us about, it has a problem:</p><p>app developers.</p><p>the app store was always a honeypot for free <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labor" rel="tag">#<span>labor</span></a>. without <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" rel="tag">#<span>apps</span></a> there is no android. so Google has to rein in app devs, if they don't want their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spyware" rel="tag">#<span>spyware</span></a> broken. </p><p>but if you give up your encryption keys, the app isn't yours. this isn’t about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a>. </p><p>Google wants app devs to be employees without labor rights.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/163e7134-076c-43f8-9fcb-d01cdb3f1d67/this-is-a-labor-issue</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:24:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/163e7134-076c-43f8-9fcb-d01cdb3f1d67.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:33:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>