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### Index of Questions
* [Why won't you upload your App to the Google Play Store?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-why-wont-you-upload-your-app-to-the-google-play-store)
* [There are similar projects, why won't you stop work?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-there-are-similar-projects-why-wont-you-stop-work)
* [Why are you working on detection of IMSI-Catchers?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-why-are-you-working-on-detection-of-imsi-catchers)
* [Is this a fully functional project or a prototype?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-is-this-a-fully-functional-project-or-a-prototype)
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* [Why did you contact me via an anonymous E-Mail address?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-why-did-you-contact-me-via-an-anonymous-e-mail-address)
* [I noticed that your App uses GPS. Isn't that dangerous?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-i-noticed-that-your-app-uses-gps-isnt-that-dangerous)
* [Is what you are doing illegal?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-is-what-you-are-doing-illegal)
* [Why won't you upload your App to the Google Play Store?](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/wiki/FAQ#q-why-wont-you-upload-your-app-to-the-google-play-store)
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##### Q: Why won't you upload your App to the Google Play Store?
A: We have extensively discussed this in [#202](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/issues/202). The downside of being on GooglePlay is that we'd be supporting all the privacy violations that Goggle stands for, and completely contradict all the independence that we've been working for. We just got rid of Google Apps/Maps dependence, so why keep them happier by also having to pay for their spam bullshit. Really!? Put in this context, also having to pay 25 USD for a Google Play Account should be considered a rape on the Android community. No thanks. Furthermore, Google has done nothing to resolve [Issue 5353 (Ciphering Indicator)](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5353) even though users screamed since 2009 to have that feature implemented. Ultimately, none of our team members agrees with the creepy terms and conditions on GooglePlay. Our project is not just here to provide countermeasures against privacy violations for the innocent people out there, but also to make people use their brains to get the idea behind free, open-source and unchained software - which GooglePlay does not promote nor support at all. And as long as [Google collaborates to add backdoors to Android](http://boingboing.net/2015/04/28/fbis-crypto-backdoor-plans-r.html), [is able remotely uninstall apps from our phone](https://github.com/SecUpwN/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector/issues/151) and [builds military robots](https://www.youtube.com/user/BostonDynamics), we feel that having our app (or even just an installer) on GooglePlay is the wrong signal. We've got to stand up against any form of surveillance! **Please do NOT upload our app on GooglePlay!**
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A: NO. We are not doing anything illegal since we are not destroying anything and are not even manipulating IMSI-Catchers remotely. We are merely constructing an App that reads certain values of your phone and its network, which helps people detect an attack on their privacy. Everyone has the right to know if they're being attacked or not. Have a look at the most trivial thing, the Ciphering Indicator, which displays if your connection is encrypted or not. What, you never saw it on your Android phone? Well, what a surprise: Google never implemented it, although it is required and has been [requested since 2009](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5353). And this is one of the reasons we are here. Feel free to join us to making this world a better place.
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##### Q: Why won't you upload your App to the Google Play Store?
A: The downside of being on Google Play is that we'd be supporting all the privacy violations that Goggle stands for, and completely contradict all the independence that we've been working for. We just got rid of Google Apps/Maps dependence, so why keep them happier by also having to pay for their spam bullshit. Really!? Put in this context, also having to pay 25 USD for a Google Play Account should be considered a rape on the Android community. No thanks. Furthermore, Google has done nothing to resolve [Issue 5353 (Ciphering Indicator)](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5353) even though users screamed since 2009 to have that feature implemented. Ultimately, none of our team members agrees with the creepy terms and conditions on Google Play. Our project is not just here to provide countermeasures against privacy violations for the innocent people out there, but also to make people use their brains to get the idea behind free, open-source and unchained software - which GooglePlay does not promote nor support at all.
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