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[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Every app said something like "does not sell any user data to third parties and data brokers" but not that they do not provide it. They may give it freely (to authorities, for example) whether allowed to or not. They may give it in exchange for something other than money.

The phrasing has that excessive specificity of someone who follows the letter of the law but delights in loopholes.

I have reached the point where I regularly leave my phone at home, in the car, at a friend's for a bit, etc. And that's even though I use grapheneOS.

I don't use wearables, I use web tools instead of apps whenever possible, and use random vpn locations on my other systems. But not everyone can do that, and these loopholers are taking far too much advantage.

[-] CaperGrrl79@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Honestly, even just a flip phone for calls & texts (OK maybe one with a keyboard for the latter) and the "smart"phone for other crap like grocery lists (I need screenshots for price matching).

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