Google accused of manipulation to track users 📦

25    13 Jul 2020 03:12 by u/WinstonThe9th

14 comments

5 u/LandoftheFree 13 Jul 2020 03:38
Is this surprising to anyone? I wish there was a way to avoid it.
1 u/WinstonThe9th [OP] 13 Jul 2020 03:42
I've been using de-googled lineage os for a while now. I run linux and don't have any google based accounts. It takes a bit to figure out all the work arounds, but i think it's worth it.
3 u/TotalDarkness 13 Jul 2020 05:18
Yes and earth is not flat. It sucks that this has been done, do your best to limit your usage of products made by companies you do not agree with. You as a consumer have that power to choose what to consume.
2 u/Nomad 13 Jul 2020 03:42
Everyone needs a cell phone to live in modern society and if you don't buy an apple which has its own issues you pretty much have to buy a phone with an OS developed by Google. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
2 u/WinstonThe9th [OP] 13 Jul 2020 03:44
https://lineageos.org/
3 u/None 13 Jul 2020 03:56
Nokia 3310 sells for $20 and does a week on a single charge. Hack that.
1 u/Southbound06 15 Jul 2020 23:03
Attempt to use that phone with any modern carrier.
1 u/None 15 Jul 2020 23:16
Should be no problem. I'm in Europe where there's 1800 MHz coverage.
1 u/IGotAGoodUsername 16 Jul 2020 18:45
Seems like they work [on AT&T](https://www.amazon.com/Nokia-3310-3G-Unlocked-T-Mobile/dp/B075FL4H89).
2 u/Southbound06 16 Jul 2020 18:46
Oh my giddy aunt of course there's a new model.
3 u/TotalDarkness 13 Jul 2020 05:20
There are other phones then apple and android based phones. There are open source [linux phones](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/09/purisms-librem-5-phone-starts-shipping-a-fully-open-gnulinux-phone/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjAz_6RvcnqAhUqTt8KHYLhBB4QFjAYegQIDhAB&usg=AOvVaw2XNa5Bj392sQFuB4TaxSZ9). [Youtube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lFELJ3E_-G4)
2 u/teamfortress2 13 Jul 2020 04:06
TLDR?
2 u/WinstonThe9th [OP] 13 Jul 2020 04:28
The complaints cited a study by the Norwegian Consumer Council that concluded the Internet giant used "deceptive design and misleading information, which results in users accepting to be constantly tracked."