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> It's an evil but it's still the least among evils.

Nope, you can use a degoogled android. There's still a matter of hardware that's not open but there's not much we can do that without sacrificing a lot of usability.




Then you can't use the Play Store (legally at least) and can't use paid apps. You're still taking a massive usability hit.


Yeah, provided I don't find alternative open-source / self-hosted apps. I'm not saying it's easy, but it seems doable in medium/long term - if you value privacy and owning your data.


Yeah, but you're still stuck with Android. Thats just an insecure mess right there.


It depends on the ROM. I've heard good about GrapheneOS. It was even recommended by Snowden.

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1175430722733129729?s=09




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