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Android run on GNU/Linux, problem is not in the kernel but user land apps will track you
It doesn't run GNU, or at least not much of it.
> collects sensitive Android user data Looks like it’s basic metrics like how often the app is launched. It is not sensitive (user content of the apps would be sensitive). It is an antitrust issue but barely a security/privacy issue.
Didn’t HN collectively loose their s..t when Microsoft did something similar with Win 10 telemetry?
We desperately need a standardized open source phone. The raspberry pi of phones. Linux may be a better platform than AOSP. Android and iOS were designed for control first. Control over apps, control over the store, over what users are allowed to do. If you don't need any of that to make money why not run a regular Linux distro. Opens source phones will never be mainstream. Same as desktop Linux. But it would be nice…
HN loves to talk about how Open Source and distributed system are going to change the world. Apache and Linux were open source. The Internet was designed to be distributed. We failed. We still had centralization. We still have SPoF... The issue is economic, not technical. When corporations like Amazon and Google have severely unfair competitive advantages we're going up in this situation again and again and again. Th…
I'm curious what kind of tax reform you have in mind?
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This is a weak argument to defend your employer. I'll use a version of AOSP without the data harvesting spyware baked in, although Google seems to be keen on shutting aspects of it down.
You have the option to do AOSP at least. What do you have with Apple ? Why don't you apply the same yardstick to them ? Can you flash your own bits on an iPhone ?
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You have the option to do AOSP at least. What do you have with Apple ? Why don't you apply the same yardstick to them ? Can you flash your own bits on an iPhone ?
At least with iPhone no one was under any illusions about the walled garden. Google seems to have adopted EEE from the Microsoft playbook. Even if we say, well they created android, it's more they embraced the enthusiasm of a community who appreciates openness.
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This is a bizarre post considering that Apple collects very similar data via their analytics (there's an opt-out you need to select on your iOS device to opt out) and Apple Store itself (which counts downloads and knows about every update, install and uninstall of an app on your iOS device with no alternative option for you as a user). If you really care about your privacy in this case, Apple devices won't save you e…
No the difference with Apple is they don't make money off of your data, they make money selling you devices. Google needs to know about your data in order to sell it or ads or whatever to third parties.