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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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[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

This isn't about my phone in particular.

The fact you cannot even imagine a situation where this kind of power would lead to vulnerable people having their lives be made even harder for missing a payment, shows how little you imagination and empathy you have.

This kind of power should lie with regulators and the justice system, not private companies.

Also why is this app ON MY PHONE WHICH I BOUGHT OUTRIGHT? ffs.