From 8478e71c9493ec789e8d1ac4859107f8126bcb50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnav Bhatt Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:30:27 +0530 Subject: some fix lol --- articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md') diff --git a/articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md b/articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md index 8309c57..194aa0c 100644 --- a/articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md +++ b/articles/why-i-have-degoogled-my-phone.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Well here it is why: ### Privacy It should be pretty obvious by now but the main reason is that [Google tracks you, sometimes even without your consent.](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-is-probably-tracking-you-but-you-can-stop-it/) They collect your data which ranges from basic information such as your name, address to even your current location. -The reason? In order to generate revenue through their "free" services, they sell your data to various other tech centric companies for things like advertisement, etc. And due to having monopoly over mobile phones softwares and services, they can use more [sinister ways to track you](https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/google-agrees-to-391-5-million-privacy-settlement-with-state-ags/) as majority of Android apps nowadays relies on Google Play Services in order to function properly. And as a free market believer as well as a privacy enjoyer, this is unacceptable under my watch. In fact, I even stopped using android apps or services which only works with Google Play Services as it is a guarantee that the app would just be a privacy nightmare anyway. +The reason? In order to generate revenue through their "free" services, they sell your data to various other companies for things like advertisement, etc. And due to having monopoly over mobile phones softwares and services, they can use more [sinister ways to track you](https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/google-agrees-to-391-5-million-privacy-settlement-with-state-ags/) as a majority of Android apps nowadays relies on Google Play Services in order to function properly. And as a free market believer as well as a privacy enjoyer, this is unacceptable under my watch. In fact, I even stopped using android apps or services which only work with Google Play Service due to the features of it being fully relying on it (unlike some apps which only nags about its absence) as it is a guarantee that the app would just be a privacy nightmare anyway. ### Bloatware -- cgit v1.2.3