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Scorepublic version 5.297.1

Six axes, each a short rule applied to facts from the report; the full report has every line that cost or confirmed something. The total is their mean. Nothing is rewarded for being hidden: the code was readable.

74of 100

Security 70 1 security problem found.

Tracking 100 No tracking tools found; that does not prove there are none.

Build hygiene 67 The app passes 8 of 12 checks of how well it was built.

Packaging 100 Unpacked, the base APK is 121 MB; 317 KB of it is unused files.

Access 40 Asks for 6 of 11 kinds of permission; 1 kind of special access.

Background 64 Runs 2 kinds of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

Public cardversion 5.297.1

What anyone may know of this app: the score, the trackers and the dangerous permissions of its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Sign in to open the full report: every finding, the libraries and the hosts.

Trackers none recognised

Dangerous permissions ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAREAD_PHONE_STATERECORD_AUDIOWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Score of each public version
Version	Score	Change
5.297.1	74
5.297.0	74
5.296.0	74

Data safety

From Google Play; may be up to 90 days old.

Collected: Personal info: Email address
App info and performance: Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data
App activity: App interactions
Shared: none
Security: Data is encrypted in transit · Data can’t be deleted
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