quick_snail comments on Google's practice of requiring Gmail addresses for user accounts is illegal, according to a German court ruling. The parent company of GMX and Web.de (Ionos) had filed a lawsuit.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That only applies to people with gapps installed.

If you follow best practice of reinstalling the OS after you buy a device, that "lock down" does nothing for you

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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

so basically everyone. I don't know where have I read it but its true: after this you won't be able to help your relatives and friends (when they ask) to use apps from fdroid that won't just blatantly steal their data and usage habits. not everybody is ready to have their OS replaced, it comes with loss of functionality thanks to fucking google integrity checking, and because lineage os often has significantly less features than the original system, but in lots and lots of cases: their phone is not even supported by a reputable custom rom, or any

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