Fuck them. i have already opted-out for your tracking shit, why are you keeping nagging me each week (ruffly) ?

Fuck them also to disable “incognito mode” on mobile after idle. Real bastards.

Yes, I try to avoid their products but 10y+ habits is hard to beat.

    • @octt@feddit.it
      1•2 years ago

      Protip: You can effectively get rid of Google Services on whatever is your current phone, without even needing root, let alone installing a custom ROM.
      Check out this guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/

      Keep in mind though: if your phone uses Google apps for Dialer, Messages, and Calendar (and you need those features because most likely you want your phone to be a phone, not a mini-tablet), you will also need to uninstall those app and install full replacements.
      I’m personally going with: QKSMS for messages, and Lineage OS dialer and calendar (APKs extracted from a Lineage OS ROM for a random phone and the same Android version as my phone)

    • @charlie_root@lemmy.mlOP
      2•2 years ago

      Lineage OS ? Built by unknown amateurs with a hell of non-audtiable toolchain (show me the last audit compaign)

      I will stay on iOS* with Firefox and use Searx.

      • yeah, Apple is less offensive than Google.

      Don’t downvote me to hell, please.

      • erpicht
        3•2 years ago

        Vanilla AOSP is an option if you violently distrust Lineage. Or if other projects like Divest, Calyx or Graphene are acceptable, buy supported hardware. A used Pixel, for example, is much less than an iPhone.

        • @charlie_root@lemmy.mlOP
          3•2 years ago

          I don’t have anything against Lineage but the claims have to be taken with a grain of salt for anything concerning security.

          I heard about Graphene and it might be a more credible solution, but I have lost interest into opensource mobile, to be honest. My iPhone is just a glorified 2FA device for work and administrative entities (so closed source) with Telephone capability (GSM network is proprietary).

          • erpicht
            2•2 years ago

            Yeah, I getcha. As a green fellow, I’m not yet much help for evaluating the security of projects by more than hearsay.

            Compatibility with work and network requirements is unfortunately a pain still. It seems as though you might just be best off as you are.