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WillieShen@lemmy.worldto
Open Source@lemmy.ml•Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users
4·9 hours agoAurora still works for me for now on Samsung stock OS. I now mostly install Google Play apps with APKPure over Obtainium tho and only use Aurora for those not on APKPure. And most of my apps are from GitHub/GitLab releases and F-Droid. I disabled Google Play and didn’t login to Google account. I don’t want the requirement of a Google account to install an app and Play Integrity to run an app. It is by no means acceptable that a company, using a closed source implementation that also tracks user and breaks Android security model, can censor what apps a user can install and decide what security and privacy compromises a user needs to agree to just use the normal phone functionalities that they pay for and by no mean require those compromises technically. They are turning Android into a service and a prison like iOS did rather than a software.
WillieShen@lemmy.worldto
Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•There’s a common perception in the U.S. that taking public transit is dangerous. It's actually safer than driving.
51·2 days agoAs a Taiwanese, I have a perception that the US is dangerous, with lots of drug users and gun shots, and even in schools. Is that stereotype or fact?
WillieShen@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•To people outside the UK : Do you recognise this man?
1·3 days agoTaiwanese here. No. And many white people look just resemblant for me in my small Asian eyes.
WillieShen@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What exactly is the security of direct messages on lemmy? Does anyone actually use matrix?
3·5 days agoI have a Matrix acc and joined several rooms of FOSS, but sadly it looks like most of them are still less active than their Telegram/Discord counterpart.
WillieShen@lemmy.worldto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Meta $18 Billion even less than a slap on the wrist & Open Letter to competitors
4·6 days agoI think limiting from the platform is not a good option. For some teens with a horrible family (domestic violence for example), social media maybe the only shelter they could turn to. Also, those companies tend to break open web and require an account and even verification in the name of protecting child. DNS blacklist enforced by parents is probably a better option IMO.
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