Privacy

41400 readers

1091 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
Be nice :)

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

301

Is there still any hope for privacy phones? 2025 and beyond (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by ComradePedro@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

170 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Google has been trying to make Android proprietary for a few years now, and that's not news, as many AOSP default apps have been abandoned over time in favor of proprietary Google ones. This was never a huge problem for me, as you can still use those apps without network access or use open source alternatives like Fossify on a custom ROM.

However, the situation is quickly getting worse, now that Google is actively trying to prevent the development of custom ROMs and taking a page from Apple's book by forcing developers to beg them for permission to release apps on the Android platform, even outside of the Play Store - giving Google full control.

Is there still any hope left for privacy respecting Android ROMs? What do you think will happen next? And what would be your suggestions for those looking for a phone in 2025?

If you have a different perspective on the situation, also please comment below!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] graymess@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I hope so. But I'm gonna be real grumpy about it when I can't tap to pay for shit anymore because all of the standardized payment apps will only work on signed Google and Apple devices.

[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought tap to pay was already restricted like that

[–] graymess@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago

It is, but I'm fine with using stock Samsung in exchange for near complete control of my own device. They take away side loading and I'm out of here.