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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I recently learned that this setting actually persist after migrating to another phone.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    that would be only if you chose to backup and restore your android settings

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Which is perfect for them to keep tying your profile information across the board in yet another way. Fuck that.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Do you create a new Google account every time you change phones? They're already tying everything to you

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    I have 1 Google account use specifically for spammy shit. That account is tied to a completely fictional person and lives inside 1 chromium browser.

    My phones and computers have never seen a Google account other than inside the VM that runs that browser.

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