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Ask HN: Why does Google need to log 99% of what I do on my Android phone?

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Re: Ask HN: Why does Google need to log 99% of what I do on my Android phone?

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Yeah I would love to use a smartphone that doesn't require to have an account! It's simply not possible with iOS or Android as you need an account if you want to download apps. Also I would love a smartphone that doesn't come with many preinstalled apps I don't need.

You could use LineageOs with F-droid (open source apps only) as the main store and Yalp (access to the play store without an account of your own) for everything you don't get in your main store.

Re: Ask HN: Why does Google need to log 99% of what I do on my Android phone?

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They track you because it's their business model. More data about you means better personalized advertisements and thus more money for google.

I wish that made sense to me. Advertisements. I allow Google to literally everything. I use everything they have. I don't block ads but I also never click them. I swear ad money is just like a cryptocoin at this point. Well, it's like the concept of money, all these businesses agree that they are worth value. It's a bubble that should pop soon.

Google doesn't care if you click the ads. They have already been paid by the time it's shown.

They're paid to deliver ads to specific user groups, which are paid for in advanced by said companies that are advertised.

Re: Ask HN: Why does Google need to log 99% of what I do on my Android phone?

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post #11
post #6

Yeah I would love to use a smartphone that doesn't require to have an account! It's simply not possible with iOS or Android as you need an account if you want to download apps. Also I would love a smartphone that doesn't come with many preinstalled apps I don't need.

You could use LineageOs with F-droid (open source apps only) as the main store and Yalp (access to the play store without an account of your own) for everything you don't get in your main store.

I do exactly this and I am happy as clown on my nexbit
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