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This kind of thing and the pulling of HKMaps are the main reason I'm running Android again. Being able to run apps on my phone that my government won't allow in
by cageface 7y ago
This kind of thing and the pulling of HKMaps are the main reason I'm running Android again. Being able to run apps on my phone that my government won't allow in an official app store is looking more and more likely to be an essential freedom.
- codeisawesome 7y agoAren’t there many proprietary blobs starting at the SIM card level, which are black boxes that could contain malicious code? I can’t trust Android phones “completely” because I’m not sure just how much of it is truly open source - so iPhone is a more convenient alternative of the same thing with at least lip service to privacy and security...
- cageface 7y agoI don't really trust my Android phone but at least I have some escape hatches.