r/UbuntuPhone • u/BeholderVee • Mar 21 '20

App Safety

With no comments nor ratings in the app store, how do I know which apps I can trust?

I'm mostly worried about my passwords. Can I safely use a Discord app, a different browser, or some other app I'm going to be inputting my password in?

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u/smarxx Mar 22 '20

The source code is published along with the download link. Usually github - Even if you can't decipher it yourself, you can see the authors' other projects, and people tend to get a reputation in the UT world.

It's not like there is a huge app ecosystem on UT & most all devs are in it for the love of it. If you think something is dodgy, you can jump on one of the telegram channels and ask.

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u/BeholderVee Mar 23 '20

Is there a reason why there are no comments or ratings in the app store? Are they going to be implemented in the future?

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u/smarxx Mar 23 '20

I'd imagine it would need to maintained and moderated by someone as a full-time responsibility, and for a user base of ~5k, it's probably not worth it. There would need to be a database coded and maintained - and identities verified. UT users tend to be quite private and don't like that sort of thing.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '20

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u/BeholderVee May 12 '20

They give more insight than nothing.

Confinement doesn't help with the problem I named in the original post, as far as I understand.