Archived How many of you have turned off location on your Android phones? (AskVoat)
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Archived How many of you have turned off location on your Android phones? (AskVoat)
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[–] SaneGoatiSwear 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
if you were at all paranoid, you'd not use any google products.
google's a trap. run.
[–] Lemongarb 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
It's not just Google...
[–] SaneGoatiSwear 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
pardon my brevity, op,
lemon's on the money. it's a whoooooole lot more.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
[–] Lemongarb 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Linux
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953812/operating-systems/kde-unveils-plasma-mobile-a-free-and-open-linux-os-for-phones.html
Or Firefox
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS
[–] SaneGoatiSwear ago
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don't use them.
[–] TremorAcePV 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So, in terms of phones, we got Android (Google), iOS (Apple), Windows (Microsoft).
What else is there? Is there a smart phone that isn't made by someone who wants your data bad enough to metaphorically bend you over a barrel to get it?
[–] SaneGoatiSwear 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
nokia brick?
[–] Redditsdead 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If they every actually release it, the Turing phone.
https://www.turingphone.com/
[–] ibepokey [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
yeah, i've been as anti-google as i could be since it's inception. I've always known they are the first-gen data miners.