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Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe (www.bluewin.ch)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50130760

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[–] 10 points 11 months ago (1 child)

You won't be able to install those apps soon after Android bans sideloading of apps that aren't signed, or bans sideloading of apps that are not from the playstore itself.

What then?

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I don't think privacy enthusiasts use vanilla Android. People will stick to Lineage/Graphene for as long as it works and then switch to something like Postmarket. It's already in a state where it's rough but usable.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Europe: Companies can't lock down your operating system.

    Also Europe: Companies must force back doors into their operating systems.

    I wonder how long those two things can coexist.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Well, Google’s current behaviour is already putting the future existence of F-Droid into question.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    We need FOSS phones badly and in numbers that manufacturing isn't horrible. That is until our governments force carriers not to connect them.

    If I could find a reasonably priced 8" Linux tablet, I'd sell my phone and buy a cellular wifi AP.

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