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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In regards to privacy... even when trying to use FOSS-alternatives and F-Droid on Android?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Eh, kinda. It's not quite as easy to escape from GApps as it is to install Linux, though, so it's understandable.

My advice is to look into LineageOS, DivestOS, and GrapheneOS and see if your device is supported by anyone. If not, it's possible to remove GApps using ADB, and you can use NextDNS to block tracking.