Ron Amadeo is so relentlessly critical of Google I've stopped reading his articles. Overall I find coverage on Ars to be pretty good but he really seems to have an axe to grind.
Android launches yet another way to spy on users with “Privacy Sandbox” beta
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#22They've clearly learned from politicians in naming things so that the unaware and easily convinced will think it's a good thing from the name alone.
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#23I've been staunchly on the Android side of the Android / iOS question, but this carry-on with refusing to block tracking like Apple has done is really making me consider switching.
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#25I've been staunchly on the Android side of the Android / iOS question, but this carry-on with refusing to block tracking like Apple has done is really making me consider switching.
Waiting for Google to protect your privacy is like waiting on a billboard company to improve the natural beauty of the roadside landscape.
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#26I've been staunchly on the Android side of the Android / iOS question, but this carry-on with refusing to block tracking like Apple has done is really making me consider switching.
No need to pay double or triple for hardware. There are lots of privacy focused alternatives that are Android based. Personally, I like e/OS:
You can buy a ready to use phone on their web site or you can install the OS on a compatible phone of your own. I have installed this on about 10 phones (all Motorola) for friends and family. Here is an example of one that I just put together as a Christmas present.
https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-T-Mobile-Unlocked-XT2113-2-S...
As a de-Googled phone, the Google Play store doesn't work but that's no big loss because I can get any software I need from F-Droid and Aurora Store.
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#27There is an off switch. That's all I need to know personally.
This is why the naming is so nefarious. Users aren't going to turn off what they believe is a privacy feature.
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#28Anything mentioning privacy in it's name now screams the opposite. It's not a tainted term.
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#29Ron Amadeo is so relentlessly critical of Google I've stopped reading his articles. Overall I find coverage on Ars to be pretty good but he really seems to have an axe to grind.
Yeah I’m surprised they’ve let him go so far. He’s not generally wrong but the level of bias and snark in the articles is fairly unprofessional for a site like Ars.
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#30I've been staunchly on the Android side of the Android / iOS question, but this carry-on with refusing to block tracking like Apple has done is really making me consider switching.
No need to pay double or triple for hardware. There are lots of privacy focused alternatives that are Android based. Personally, I like e/OS: https://e.foundation/ You can buy a ready to use phone on their web site or you can install the OS on a compatible phone of your own. I have installed this on about 10 phones (all Motorola) for friends and family. Here is an example of one that I just put together as a Christma…
Can any of these privacy-oriented forks support a device from within the last two years with a headphone jack?