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by Throwaway1771 2021 days ago
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You DO NOT need the Google Play spyware, or the Uber or Lyft spyware apps, in order to use Uber/Lyft.

Most of these services, including Google Maps, have progressive webapps to be used right in a browser.

For additional security/privacy, open these apps in a separate/sand boxing browser.

For the truly careful, create a separate Android "profile" on the device for apps you don't trust even with permissions locked up (the accounts feature is an excellent sandbox for security/privacy).
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xthetrfd 2021 days ago
I wish we had the option to use web apps instead for native apps for everything. As much as I hate modern web, I can't deny that not only are web apps cross platform, they also offer better privacy.
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fidelramos 2021 days ago
> For additional security/privacy, open these apps in a separate/sand boxing browser.

For sandboxing webapps in Android I recommend this app: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.tobykurien.webapps

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