Mozilla is facing criticism from the free and open-source software (FOSS) community for integrating Google's Play Integrity API into Firefox for Android. This API is known to block users of custom Android ROMs, such as LineageOS and GrapheneOS, from accessing certain applications, particularly banking apps. Critics argue that this move contradicts Firefox's core value proposition as a privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Google's ecosystem, especially for users who deliberately avoid Google services. AI
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- Android Open Source Project
- Firefox for Android
- GrapheneOS
- LineageOS
- Mozilla
- Play Integrity API
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