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Why isn't lineageOS recommended by PrivacyGuides? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Blinky@lemmy.ml to c/privacyguides@lemmy.ml

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[–] Luminos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t know the reasons of PrivacyGuides, but there has been a research paper last month about data privacy on Android operating systems. It states that LineageOS is not 100% private because of some Google layers. Maybe that’s the reason ? Here is the paper: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/Android_privacy_report.pdf Very interesting, but long to read.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ther3e are alternatives, for example /e/, its a degoogled fork of LinageOS, also Replicant, a degoogled Android fork. Others are Plasma Mobile from KDE, CalyxOS, Mobian (Debian for Mobile) and some more, all privacy focused.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

LineageOS is only "googled" if you go out of your way to install google on it.

This FUD around LineageOS is quite bizarre.