Nobilmantis

Bro isnt this why you have a second amendment?

Basically anything else you use here in the west sends all data to Amazon-controlled servers. But they make sure its encrypted so only them can see it. Nice.

How is it with notifications and location nowadays? That's my main concern about switching. SafetyNet or dog developers enableing "check if app installed from playstore" stuff?

They didnt?

Its not about nicely asking apple for "help" pre installing some apps, it is forcing them to open up the os to different software sources.

I don't see it necessarely as a bad thing. I would rather have my gov id app (for taxes, id and driving licence, public services info) on my phone when i buy it, rather than candy crush and other fucking bloatware. I think it would also help a lot of non-tech savy users set up their phones quickly.

Second of all, gov ID apps having their own store on the side is good. Them being only available on google's store makes it so that if you want to access public services from your state you have to go through google (?), it is clearly not acceptable by a government standpoint, It is even worse than a monopoly.

Somewhat untrue by my experience. If you use a custom Rom purposely built without google's garbage then yes, sure. But on normal devices, even if you don't log into a google account, android is still going to use google services for at least notifications and location. Google Play Services will still be running in the background all the time sending constant network requests.

Maybe Ukranian with US help? I mean last attack on EU infrastructure was done by them so there is precedents, I guess we are missing the motive this time...

I would not be against all of this (being able to change device while keeping all app data, including logins would be pretty cool), if it wasn't could based on Google's servers. No thanks.

Lmfao

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American government-funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe

During the Cold War, RFE was primarily aimed at broadcasting to Soviet satellite states, including the Baltic states, and RL targeted the Soviet Union itself. RFE was founded by the National Committee for a Free Europe as an anti-communist propaganda[8] source in 1949, while RL was founded two years later.

Guys you don't understand this is how indipendent journalism is done

Do we have something like this for Asia as well? Like you never know they might run out of our garbage propaganda... Oh yes we do.

Edit: this stuff is worse than like CGTN or Sputnik, because at least those don't try to hide behind "InDePeNdEnT jOuRnAliSm" when they are financed by the goverment that rivals the area they serve.

Good quality, but Android on what device?

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