LineageOS
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Free and open-source Android-based operating system for smartphones and tablets, designed to enable deep customization, enhanced privacy controls, regular security updates, and broad device compatibility without default proprietary Google services.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Android
- Android Tablet
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How to live without Google
For many the Internet is Google: Search, mail, videos, web browser, cloud services, mobile OS, etc. – Google is the major player in all these fields. But Google uses all data it gathers across its services to post targeted ads, and to massively profit from the data many share so freely with the Internet giant. Your personal data can also be subpoenaed by lawyers, including for civil cases like divorce. Google answered over 200,000 such data requests in 2020 alone.
More and more people are also realizing the risk of relying on one company for so many personal services. So, the time has come to stop this unlimited data mining and to take back our right to privacy. Here's a quick guide as to how you can use the Internet without sharing all your data with Google.
Apps to keep your data private
Privacy is a far more serious concern than most people realize. Personal data could be used to steal your identity, and your money. It could also allow malicious people to track you or your loved ones and find opportune moments to do harm. Or on a simple level, it could be used to publicize information you just don't want to be public.
In an age where giving up your private info grants you access to some very helpful services and apps, it can seem impossible to protect that data. It is possible though. We've compiled a list of key services and apps that help you do just that.
My privacy / security tools
In recent years advertising companies started to tracks you everywhere on the web (and even in the "real life") spying you, constantly wanting to know what you are doing, when, where, why and even with who.
So I decided to change my "internet lifestyle" in order not to be tracked anymore. I want to keep my private datas for myself even though I have nothing to hide really. But thinking that major companies are selling my everyday life really bother me.
Then if you want to avoid as much as possible beign tracked here are the tools I use daily.
I'll also include some softwares/apps which are not especially privacy focused but security focused.
And forgive me if I do mistakes, english isn't my mother tongue ;)
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LineageOS is the best AOSP ROM. It's relatively easy to install, has support for a wide array of devices, and remains completely Google-free upon initial installation, which is a huge plus for those of us who do not want our personal information harvested by Google.
MicroG requires a patch called "signature spoofing", which allows the microG's apps to spoof themselves as Google Apps. LineageOS' developers refused (multiple times) to include the patch...
Since Lineage OS is essentially the flagship android aftermarket software this has had an increased impact in preventing people from ditching Google's walled garden. The proposed security reasons are ostensibly valid, but it seems more likely to be about keeping Google happy.
I've been using it for about 4 years and looking for a replacement now. While being a breath of a fresh air on the surface, it's poorly implemented in details.
In general, I feel it's a classic misaligned opensource where devs care more about their appearance as proud opensource guardians more than about actual users.
good alternative to Android
I'm still getting weekly updates on my Oneplus 7 pro.
Devs claim they don't have enough time to let users change ANY COLOR AT ALL, but they have plenty of time to lock out microG and magisk. These guys are idiots. Not to mention their APPALLING mandatory recovery which can't do anything at all.
Lineage is a very vanilla, neutral project to port many devices to an AOSP-based distribution of Android. It doesn't include the bells and whistles of other projects, but that's the point.
Countless other distributions use LineageOS as their starting point, and that's for good reason.