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Mass Surveillance. And depending on how yoy feel about it, it could be described as harrassment. That's how i feel when i am forced to use android by banks or government institutions with whom i have no choice but to deal with.
I feel the same way. But the question is rather: what would be the term that would describe the quality, of not being surveilled or harassed for that matter, which applies in any context (private or public)?
Privacy? Dignity? Self-determination?
The first is subject to the "expectation of privacy" demoralization, while the others don't really seem quite specific enough. In another thread on this post "anonymity" was brought up, and in the context of public surveillance, it's a pre-established term that thus far, most closely matches the requested quality. So one could argue that public surveillance lowers their level of anonymity in public, potentially leading to details of one's private life to be uncovered.
Or even worse, google play services
Its worse than that, they enforce google android. I could do play services in a secondary profileon graphene, but 2 of my banks and my car dont work even then.
Hell, even on a google infested android one of the bank aps wont even open unless i switch from fossify keyboard back to the default keylogger
Needless to sy none of these problems existed when i bought the car / opened the bank accounts