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I stick with Apple for the privacy. There are features on Android I wish to use, but I can’t bring myself to use an Android phone or putting the effort of clean
by DevKoala 6y ago
I stick with Apple for the privacy. There are features on Android I wish to use, but I can’t bring myself to use an Android phone or putting the effort of cleaning it from all of Google’s trackers.
- sudosysgen 6y agoYou can just flash your phone with LineageOS. Takes about an hour, and you're done.
- swagonomixxx 6y agoWhat about all the apps that need the "Google Play Services" libraries?
- codethief 6y agoThere's always MicroG and the MicroG-infused version of LineageOS: https://microg.org/ https://microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/
- sendilkumarn 6y agojc! but isn't microg also requires us to enable some level of Google Play Services?
- codethief 6y agoWell, MicroG is meant to be a drop-in replacement for closed-source Google libraries on your phone (i.e. Google Play Services / Google Services Framework) but obviously it will still have to connect to Google servers if needed (although you're able to control for what purposes). For instance, push notifications for apps often use Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging platform and MicroG allows the user to still receive those notifications in the absense of Google Play Services / Google Services Framework. I suggest you have a closer look at the MicroG website where this is explained, too: https://microg.org/ https://microg.org/
- sendilkumarn 6y agoCool :) I am using openGApps but I think it does not have this flexibility I will switch over to microg :)
- sudosysgen 6y agoI personally use microG and disable all of the features that call home to Google, except for those anonymized by microG. Works flawlessly, except for some apps that don't work but are easily replaced.
- freehunter 6y agoSo instead of trusting the hardware or OS maker you’re trusting a random third party?
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoIt isn't a random third party, it's a specific third party with a better privacy record than the hardware or OS maker.
- sudosysgen 6y agoYou can build LineageOS yourself if you want. The procedure is on their website. Then you can also read the code to make sure nothing funny is going on.
- shawnz 6y agoWhat do you do about all of Apple's trackers?
- DevKoala 6y agoApple doesn't surface the information they collect to third parties. If you are talking about in app advertising tracking, I reset my tracking advertiser ID pretty often too.
- shawnz 6y agoAnd what information does Google surface to third parties besides the tracking ID (which can also be reset easily on Android)?
- DevKoala 6y agoIn the Ad Exchange, Google surfaces the full url, geo, and all browser identifier information under the RTB protocol. When tracked through apps, Google is equally open. Apple tries its best to combat tracking, but most apps will still do their best to jump through the tracking contention measures. https://9to5mac.com/2019/02/07/app-screen-record-apps-removed/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/02/07/app-screen-record-apps-remove... I'd say, always be vigilant of the apps you install. I often check my http request logs to see my phone activity.
- asjw 6y ago> I stick with Apple for the privacy. The problema Is if you stick with Apple hardware there is no OS alternative you're stuck with what the dictator (benevolent or not) decides
- freehunter 6y agoThat’s the point. Some people like that and are willing to pay extra for that.