The technical mechanism:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.devicelock

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To be clear, I am not the OP who experienced this problem. I just linked them from here.

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[–] [S] 10 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

This has nothing to do with Google.

Google welded anti-consumer logic into the kernel. Of course that’s on Google. Just like Intel started making CPUs with a management engine that can only work against non-corporate consumers, basically saying fuck the individuals’ needs.. putting individuals at unconscionable risk without their knowledge or consent.

Consumers have decisions to make. Is a consumer happy to feed a supplier who sells them something that works against them? Some are. I’m not. Going forward they fail to earn my business because they have too many masters.

You going to ditch Linux because they support remote management too?

Linux is not locked down. Users can remove anything they want from it.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    If you get Linux from work it school it uses the same exact tech. No, you can't remove it. You don't own the phone. That's how credit works. Don't like it, buy the phone. You are just pissed that creditors are using it. Welding against the consumers 🤦‍♂️.

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