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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
In your country, maybe. Over here you're dead in the water without a smartphone — can't access banking except by going to the branch and standing in the queue for an hour or two, can't access most government services. Limit your selection of goods (like electronics, but not only that) by something like 90% (and also increase prices by 30-50%) because brick and mortar shops sell old crap at much higher cost than it was ever worth, and the only real solution is buying from a major marketplace which is only available as a mobile application.

This concept originated in China and is spreading. Beware.

>>homebr+oL
Can I ask which country? You said originated in China but is it China or another east Asia country?