I'm ready to completely break from Google forever for everything.

I'll try anything to get away from Google at this point, even if it means downgrading hardware.

  • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Is there an actual point of doing this, from a privacy standpoint?

    I feel like getting such a phone would only make your data be scrutinized harder

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      3 years ago

      i mean there would be a considerably lower volume of it, which is what is most important for the myriad of companies that vacuum up metadata and process it and sell it to other companies to drive advertising. if you're worried about surveillance from the state there's no reason to expect different treatment. most of the people who buy these things are professional class nerds in the tech industry. i'm pretty sure a burner nokia dumbphone is more typical of a government surveillance target.

      • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        i’m pretty sure a burner nokia dumbphone is more typical of a government surveillance target

        is there even a way to acquire these anonymously anymore? asking for a...friend