Not necessarily.
I'm from Germany and don't have WhatsApp :D But I totally understand what you mean, it's terrible.
I love it how they don't provide any proof at all /s, just: "Trust us bro"
Fyi, those consent banners are illegal in the EU.
You can file a complaint with a data protection authority: https://noyb.eu/en/your-right-lodge-complaint-article-77
It is 100 requests every 10 seconds
Data protection isn't binary, and you should treat companies, products, etc. as they're and not mix subjective with objective.
But you're right, overall is Discord pretty terrible in this regard.
LineageOS is not "Google-free". The OS still connects to various Google services by default, even without Google Play Services installed.
https://lineageos.org/ https://www.kuketz-blog.de/lineageos-weder-sicher-noch-datenschutzfreundlich-custom-roms-teil4/
So you avoid my question, together enough reason to block you.
Security and data protection wise is GrapheneOS very superior to e/OS/, but it has the tradeoff that it doesn't support MicroG which is less worse reimplementation of Google Play Services, while GrapheneOS only sandbox them and removes the priveleged access.
TL;DR: It's a soft fork of Ungoogled Chromium which is a soft fork of Chromium.
voxel
joined 2 months ago
Personal attacks are used by people who lack valid arguments; therefore, I will block you to protect my psychological well-being.
Anyone interested in discussing actual Signal flaws, like the unecessary phone number requirement is free to reply and do so.