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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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How is LineageOS for privacy? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I assume it not completely locked down, but does it mean Google doesn't have access to everything like I assume it does with Android?

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[–] thecam@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

It is good for privacy as long you do not install Google Play Services and also do not download any apps that is bad for your privacy. However GrapheneOS is a better option which additional security benefits.