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han1today at 12:52 PM1 replyview on HN

/e/ OS lied about the security and how "degoogled" the phone really is because it sends data to Google for MicroG


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smeggysmegtoday at 1:26 PM

Only to the extent you use Micro-G, and Micro-G mitigates a large portion of the Google data harvesting. The built in App Lounge does not require a Google login to pull downloads from the Play Store, so it's possible to remain entirely anonymous to Google.