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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Trying to escape Google's ecosystem, but past purchases keep pulling me back. #DeGoogled #GoogleLockIn #PrivacyStruggles #TechDilemma #FOSS #DigitalFreedom #AndroidAlternatives
tbf theres always piracy. if these guys wont be fair with you, you dont need to be fair with them.
Losing the ability to use my FELiCA chip is a big one for me. We use it for all kinds of things here in Japan, the most annoying of which being all kinds of things for verifying our identity by reading our My Number (and other) cards. It would also add up to an hour to any of my commutes to account for having to wait to buy tickets, etc.
Why do u have your purchases on Google?
Stop with the hashtags, this isn't Twitter
Edit: I was wrong, my bad.
this isn't Twitter
But this is Mastodon (for some of us).
Lemmy and Mastodon share content, now.
This new nerd Internet is weird, but it's weird in cool ways.
Damn, you're right, my bad!
Don't feel bad, this place is weird. It's a good weird. But weird.
Not sure I understand. What do you buy from Google? If you want to degoogle, purchasing other stuff, or through channels other than the Play store is probably the simplest part.
~~Well, you don't need to worry too much now as Android has gone (or is going) close source which may affect rom devs, making a private phone even more difficult unless linux becomes mainstream as an alternative.~~
Update: Crap, missed a bit of the article
When new versions of Android are done, Google says it will continue to publish the source code in AOSP as always.
Please disregard my previous message and confusion.
Hmm, I think that based on your comment, I should try to reconsider using a Linux-based phone.
Android is Linux FYI. The easiest thing to do is get a custom ROM with tracking and shit removed like lineage OS.
I can't shell out the money for another phone but I deleted my google account and replaced all the Google apps on my phone with FOSS apps. I don't have root access on my phone so I can't actually get rid of all of the Google apps. Best I can do until I need to replace my phone. Fortunately I never purchased anything from Google.