Google force installs Massachusetts MassNotify Android COVID app

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[–]LarrySwinger2 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Even more confirmation of RMS's prescience. This is why they wanted to cancel him.

Is this done by Google Play Store? You should disable that regardless and use F-Droid instead, which is open-source. If you want the same catalog of apps: Aurora Store is an open-source alternative to Google Play Store that lets you install the same apps but without spying on you or controlling your device. Even better is to not use stock Android but a ROM that doesn't contain Google spyware to begin with. The OS is open-source in essence and I still think you can achieve good privacy if you know what you're doing.

[–]forgottenpasswordguy[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I'm going to get an /e/ phone most likely when I move on. I have nothing to hide but I don't like feeling this lack of trust in my technology.

[–]LarrySwinger2 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

You should get it simply because the name looks so much like "lel phone".