▲ 430 ▼ How Google Tracks and Scans Everything on Your Android Device (www.howtogeek.com) submitted 1 year ago by favoredponcho@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sifar@lemmy.ml 77 points 1 year ago (8 children) By forcing you to use a non-anonymous Google Account. Then tying it with Google Play Services on that device. Google Play Services are like a combo of arteries and nerves of Android OS. That's how. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago Aurora Store, Fdroid etc. Graphene or similar OS. They got greedy - now they get nothing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) me laughing in de googled phone. my phone as never had had my gmail address typed in it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you read your email? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago there's email providers other than gmail permalink fedilink source parent [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago Fastmail. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago On desktop permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Good thing I mostly use F-Droid (because finding anything useful on Google Play is a pain) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago That doesn't stop or turn off google services, or services framework, or safety scan, or scanning your images, or reading your contacts and phone logs, what apps you use, when you use them, biometric data, location data, etc. You can mitigate against these by limiting permissions or appops with adb or shizuku enabled programs. Uninstall/disable as many google apps, components, and services as safely possible. Use a DNS filter to block Google from sending data, DNS rebinding, and using mdns for internet. Or go all the way and use graphene or similarly degoogled OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago Aurora Store, Fdroid etc. Graphene or similar OS. They got greedy - now they get nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) me laughing in de googled phone. my phone as never had had my gmail address typed in it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you read your email? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago there's email providers other than gmail permalink fedilink source parent [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago Fastmail. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago On desktop permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) How do you read your email? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago there's email providers other than gmail permalink fedilink source parent [–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago Fastmail. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago On desktop permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago there's email providers other than gmail permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Good thing I mostly use F-Droid (because finding anything useful on Google Play is a pain) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago That doesn't stop or turn off google services, or services framework, or safety scan, or scanning your images, or reading your contacts and phone logs, what apps you use, when you use them, biometric data, location data, etc. You can mitigate against these by limiting permissions or appops with adb or shizuku enabled programs. Uninstall/disable as many google apps, components, and services as safely possible. Use a DNS filter to block Google from sending data, DNS rebinding, and using mdns for internet. Or go all the way and use graphene or similarly degoogled OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago That doesn't stop or turn off google services, or services framework, or safety scan, or scanning your images, or reading your contacts and phone logs, what apps you use, when you use them, biometric data, location data, etc. You can mitigate against these by limiting permissions or appops with adb or shizuku enabled programs. Uninstall/disable as many google apps, components, and services as safely possible. Use a DNS filter to block Google from sending data, DNS rebinding, and using mdns for internet. Or go all the way and use graphene or similarly degoogled OS. permalink fedilink source parent