> Even in the EU we can't use a lot of "society important" smartphone apps without Google Play or the Apple Store.
replyInstall GrapheneOS on a Pixel. Most Android apps just work, and unlike the stock OS, it does not spy on you.
This doesn't help. Your contact number is shared by 50 parents' phone..are you sure of their security measures.
replyEven if I keep everything safe many govts are using Microsoft cloudfor day2day operations. Recently my employer lost tons of data. Every CV you send to a company or recruitment is kept often unencrypted. Every other country is fingerprinting/face ID upon arrival. Are you sure about their security?
Things that I have dumped into my email are far less consequential compared to those.
The game is lost. Very few people can have privacy.
A Pixel is depending on Google.
replyParent mentioned not using the Play Store or the Apple Store. The hardware Graphene runs on is kind of irrelevant for that. I don't see a problem with paying Google for hardware that I am free to use as I like; unlike other manufacturers the bootloader is unlockable, which means the stock OS can be replaced.
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