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Saw a youtuber saying Apple doesn't sell data to third party organizations. Is this true? And what about google's android on pixel devices?

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[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 30 points 1 year ago

Yes. From worst to best would be

  • stock android
  • ios
  • degoogled android (LineageOS or similar)
  • GrapheneOS (obviously without sandboxed google play installed)
[-] mahony@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

For privacy I dont think there is much difference between AOSP based rom and Graphene.

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, i bet i am thinking security then. I know Graphene hardens some things, changes the NTP timeserver, changes the ConnectivityCheck, and i think the CaptivePortal too. It also allows you to lock the bootloader again to prevent evil msid attacks.

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Graphene is AOSP-based

[-] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

I can't disagree with this. I myself use unlocked xiaomi phones installed with custom roms and microG.

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