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>>kotaKa+(OP)
Anyone even remotely privacy or security conscious needs to vote with their wallet in protest and stop buying Android phones, otherwise it's only a matter of time 'til Google bans side-loading and it becomes impossible to buy a phone that can run any kind of anonymous or end-to-end encrypted communication software.

>>logicc+Fv
Stop buying Android and what? Buy an iPhone that's even more locked down or live like an outcast that can't access essential services? Because those are the realistic options.

>>tgsovl+5z
What if people stopped buying brand new Android phones and instead bought used ones and then installed alternative Android versions and app stores.

>>busymo+Dz
Can't access banks, ticket systems etc. unfortunately we are in the era of tightened screws, the freedom is running out :(

>>out_of+HA
Lol all these things work via the web. You just log on via the browswer. Not everything needs an app.

>>eravil+DC
Other than banks & ticketing, there is a whole host of things that do in fact need an app.

* Mobile payments

* Navigation

* All manner of IoT devices

* Wearables!

* Digital versions of ID (Mobile Passport Control)

etc.

So no, you can't just use the web.

>>achron+GF
But, and I hesitate to point it out, because I am finding that people think it is somehow minimal entry stakes, one does not need any of those things..