@foss In reference to this post- https://lemmy.ml/post/6374732
For Molly, I kept seeing this popup by Google when downloading Molly FOSS from fdroid.
Should I be concerned? What should I do to ensure I am downloading Molly from a trusted source if Fdroid isn't an ideal place (due to misleading names as depicted in the referenced post)?
Of course, google is trying to dissuade you from using other app stores, nothing more. You might be able to download and install it from GitHub using obtainium if you really want to verify the origin of the app.
Eh, I think there's definitely some legitimacy to doing a virus scan for applications with unrecognised signatures
Not everyone knows how to (or even can for many apps) manually verify the authenticity of their apks
And plenty of non-technical people will just install random shit from the internet without thinking
And yet most malware comes from the Play store.