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motivation to deGoogle: Creditors can lock your Android remotely if you are delinquent. (infosec.pub)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by coffeeClean@infosec.pub to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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The technical mechanism:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.devicelock

update

To be clear, I am not the OP who experienced this problem. I just linked them from here.

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[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nobody needs a pixel. There are plenty of phones far more inexpensive than pixels lol. I NEED A PIXEL TO LIVE!

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

Dude, he bought a full priced phone and the distributor preinstalled ransomeware on it.

If you think this is acceptable just say it: "Distributors reserve the right to install ransomeware on the devices they sell."

Just say that.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

Who's taking about pixel mate? We are taking about android here. Not the hardware but the simple fact that a device I paid for has harmful shit I didn't ask for. Pixel or whatever, this shouldn't be installed on anything period