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fix: F-Droid compliance - remove tracking, proprietary deps, and external assets

Laxman Reddy requested to merge fix/fdroid-compliance into develop

Description:

Refactored the project to achieve full F-Droid compliance by removing all proprietary dependencies, tracking/analytics SDKs, and external CDN usage. Ensured all assets and dependencies are locally managed and build is fully reproducible.

  • Removed PostHog analytics completely (posthog-js) from codebase and dependencies
  • Removed lovable-tagger (proprietary dev tool) from project
  • Cleaned and regenerated dependency lock files to eliminate transitive references
  • Replaced all external CDN usage (jsdelivr, unpkg, placeholder) with local assets
  • Bundled PDF.js worker locally instead of loading from CDN
  • Configured Leaflet marker icons to use local files
  • Removed Google Services Gradle plugin for Android compliance
  • Verified no deprecated storage permissions in AndroidManifest
  • Ensured no tracking, analytics, or proprietary SDKs remain
  • Maintained existing functionality and UI without breaking changes

Type of Change:

  • Bug Fix
  • Feature Development
  • Documentation

Testing:

  • Tested on desktop
  • Tested on mobile
  • Tested in different browsers

Screenshots (if applicable):

No UI changes. All changes are internal (compliance, dependency cleanup, and configuration).


Video Demo

N/A (No UI/feature changes)


Checklist:

  • Code follows project style guidelines
  • Self-review completed
  • No console errors
  • TypeScript types are correct

Final F-Droid Audit Statement:

The project has been fully audited for F-Droid compliance and meets all required criteria:

  • No proprietary dependencies (posthog-js, lovable-tagger removed)
  • No tracking or analytics SDKs present
  • No external CDN usage (all assets are local)
  • Android configuration is compliant (no Google services, no deprecated permissions)
  • Build is reproducible and passes successfully
  • Codebase is clean with no forbidden references

Final Verdict: FULLY F-DROID READY

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