On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 08:06:38AM -0000, Mike Simms wrote: > Hello, I contacted Adam Williamson about this last night and he asked me to > report it somewhere more official. Here seems the logical place. Please take > action if necessary to get the app removed from Google Play Store. Below is a > complete copy of what I sent him. > > "Hello Adam, are you aware of this app in the Play Store and did Fedora > Project sanction the usage of the incorrect 'Fedora' developer name and logos > associated with it? The permissions required also seem way over the top for > what the app supposedly does. > > It came to my attention because someone posted a question about it on > FedoraForum.org today. I'm one of the forum staff there so wanted to check > out what was going on with the app. I raised this thread in the forum staff > lounge and another admin further raised my suspicions about the legitimacy of > the app. > > The developer name is Fedora, not Fedora Project and the contact email seems > to be a made up gmail account. > > So to say it raises a few warning flags is an under statement. To me, it > seems like someone is passing off as 'Fedora' when they have no actual > connection to Fedora Project other than being a potentially over enthusiastic > user. > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fedoraqa.fedora&hl=en > > If you collectively decide it needs taking down, then someone from Fedora > Project with an official connection could start the process by reporting the > app via the link on the store page above. I believe they'll take more notice > if it comes from an official representative rather than a user. >
This app seems to be coming from: https://pagure.io/Fedora-app Pierre _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
