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Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data. (www.eff.org)
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[–] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 47 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Time to de-google my phone again. Seems using sandboxed play services is not enough.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why do you say that? This story doesn't say anything about sanboxed play services. If you're using actual google account even with sandobxed play services you're obviously handing over your data to Google. If you're not logged in how using sandboxed play services a problem?

[–] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I say this because the threat from google just went from "Ad-related surveillance capitalism" to "supplying Data to fascist Regimes to hunt you down"

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 5 days ago

Yes, but why using sandboxed play services is not enough? What identifiable data are you leaking? Especially with VPN.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Anybody got a good walkthrough on how to degoogle an android phone? The thing is half broken without a google account. (ok, aptoide and f-droid help for starters)

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You need to install GrapheneOS, /e/, iode or Lineage OS (people will tell you only Graphene OS is truly private but that's not true). After that simply never log in with your google account. Use only apps that don't require google account. Aurora is a Play Store client that works without google account.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 5 days ago

Eh, my phone is not in the compatible lineage list, gotta check that before I buy next time.