Make change, take action, tell others and help them.
I used ADB and 100% degoogled my phone, I swapped out all the stock android apps for private opensource alts. I don't have any accounts on my phone. Never signed into email or anything. I also removed functionality for NFC, finger print scanning, and facial recognition. I have a toggle that disables all sensors.
I am walking around not sharing shit with the data brokers. I have a separate device for interacting with corporate world, it is walled off from everything else.
Also, syncthing can replace much of the functionality google offers with cloud/docs/pics. And KDEconnect is an air mouse/remote touchpad which is super awesome too. It will let you text from pc and can share all notifications and such.
We are opting in on data brokers and this invasion of privacy by accepting the terms of use. What I have expressed is a way to refuse those terms. I buy tech with a privacy requirement. Stock android or apple would be unacceptable as I believe proprietary accounts for the ability to use a device means that I do not have any control of it. I am not spending money on that.
I guess... For all of this effort you are going through to sanitize a smart phone, including not even using applications, why not just buy a tracphone with a prepaid card?
You don't need apps to do things. phone apps are designed for data collection.
for instance, youtube, I don't have the app, but I can go in my browser and watch yt, and that browser is secure with ublock. So I get yt without any ads, and, I it will play in the background or with the screen locked. Remember, I do not have a google account at all, I do this all without giving up my data.
google maps works fine in the browser too, and it thinks I am in a different state or country depending on my VPN connection.
Now, I do try and avoid using my phone for internet. I rather use a PC. I can't stand trying to do things on a 5inch screen. m. sites are always tailored to be a pain in the ass and lack features so they can push apps more.
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u/Jumping-Gazelle 7d ago
so done with this "always connected" stuff.