Re: [Tails-project] Fwd: Tails app on google play store?

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Subject: Re: [Tails-project] Fwd: Tails app on google play store?
Hi!

mercedes508:
>>> - Prepare a draft email
>>
>> There you go, please improve:
>> =========================================
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> you are distributing an application called "Manual TAILS" over the
>> Google Play Store
>> [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobincube.manual_tails_boum.sc_3FSL54]
>>
>> Not only does this application use our name and logo, but it also
>> requests access to many privacy sensitive informations when installed on
>> a device.
>>
>> We, the Tails project, believe that
>>
>> - your use of our name violates our copyright, and
>>
>> - your use of our logo violates the license this logo has been published
>> under, that is GNU/GPL v3 license.
>>
>> Providing such a manual to users is a good idea, however, you might
>> certainly agree that the permissions this app has on the user's devices
>> is opposed to what we try to achieve with Tails: privacy and anonymity.
>> Users might install this application and believe that it is "safe".
>>
>> Thus, we hereby request that you to remove this application from the
>> PlayStore within 10 days.
>
> Could it be more gentle first, like change its name and logo?


Sure. What about:

Thus, we hereby ask that you to change the name and logo of this
application or remove it entirely from the PlayStore within 10 business
days.

>> If we don't hear back from you within 10 business days, we will file a request
>> with Google to remove the app for legal reasons.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> The Tails project
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