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Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2025
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So it's a spying app, then.
is it still spying if everyone knows theyre doing it?
I think so. There's lots of spying going on throughout the world and I believe (but could be wrong) that this is common knowledge. With that assumption in mind, I'd still say that those programs (in the sense of "a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal" rather than any specific application) qualify as spying so the app from the article would too.