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Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by red-iron-pine »

arccy wrote: post #88
embedding-shape wrote: post #84

> SmartTube’s developer told me that the computer used to create the APKs for the project’s official GitHub page was compromised by malware. As a result, some official SmartTube releases were unintentionally released with malware. Seems it's lacking in information about how a malware manages to compromise supposedly signed releases? Do authors not have the production signing keys behind a password or similar, and rev…

the malware need not actively create a release like a worm, it can just infect every build and if you don't check carefully, your next regular release will contain it.

is one of the reason we fight holy wars for SSO and strict login rules even for Dev or QA environments -- if you can get in during a dev build you can get stuff in there that carries through.

maybe QA will find it... but they're testing X number of JIRA tickets based on Y epics and if it's not on the list they're not looking...

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by catlikesshrimp »

>>"It is likely the presence of this malware that caused Google and Amazon to forcibly uninstall SmartTube on some devices, ... "

Where can I read more about *unrequested uninstalls*? Google search only shows results about how impossible it is to remove phone default apps.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by SoftTalker »

microtonal wrote: post #57
podgietaru wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to mention included YouTube Music. It's one of the few subs I pay for, because I watch a _lot_ of YouTube on the TV. And also like to have it in the background for "Podcast" style videos where the video is really only an accompaniment.

That's actually worse. They used to have a separate YouTube subscription. I don't want (to pay for) YouTube Music, because I already have Apple Music and Tidal, which I prefer.

I'm the opposite. With YouTube Music, I don't need Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or any other service. For me, YouTube Premium is a good deal, and other than Fubo TV it's the only streaming media subscription I have.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by SoftTalker »

homebrewer wrote: post #52
tcfhgj wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

how does this matter?

You risk losing your entire Google account along with all documents, photos, mail, and whatever else you have there. Enough stories of this happening if you look around.

If you're just a normal user the risk is very low. This almost always happens when someone using Google APIs for business purposes trips a fraud or spam detector.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by cyberax »

graemep wrote: post #59
cyberax wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

SponsorBlock helps with them.

I do not use it because I do want to support the people I watch. I just skip manually if it is of no interest.

I have YT Premium that pays much more than sponsors. That's also why I just use Firefox instead of third party apps to watch YT.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by [deleted] »

stronglikedan wrote: post #97
graemep wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not going to watch billions of Videos. Its not entirely ad free, just fewer ads, AFAIK sponsored segments remain so there are still ads, sometimes quite lengthy ones. $14/month is $168 an year, and if you subscribe to multiple other video services the annual total is going to be quite high.

sponsored segments are skipped with a single button push, so they are negligible. it also comes with yt music

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Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by Workaccount2 »

malka1986 wrote: post #40
didntcheck wrote: post #36

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Sure, and you're free to 1. Save $14 for retirement and not watch Youtube 2. Save $14 for retirement and watch Youtube with ads 3. Pay $14 a month for Youtube without ads The only option that's not fair is expecting private companies and creators to give you entertainment and its delivery with nothing in return

Google is free to block me / my IP / ban my account.

In high school I knew a kid who would go around looting loose change from unlocked cars. He'd pull the driver side door open like it was his car, hop in, loot the center console, then hop out like nothing happened. He wouldn't take valuables (as far as I knew), just change, so maybe a few bucks per car.

His rationale? "Nobody will cry over a few missing quarters and they are free to lock their doors anyway."

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by Groxx »

cyberax wrote: post #107
graemep wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do not use it because I do want to support the people I watch. I just skip manually if it is of no interest.

I have YT Premium that pays much more than sponsors. That's also why I just use Firefox instead of third party apps to watch YT.

essentially every YouTuber I've watched who discussed their financials said that their sponsorships brought in several times more money than all forms of YouTube money.

which is a very niche slice, and I have no idea how representative it is in aggregate. but sponsorships happen because they pay well enough to annoy every viewer, not just ones that aren't using the better-paying Premium - they generally are not cheap, to say the least.

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