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by AshamedCaptain 1897 days ago
Too late. I already mentioned it some time ago [1]. Basically not only I can't use non-Android, non-Apple operating systems here, but the programs mandated by the different banks (and even government agencies) are checking for "rooted/compromised devices" and other fancy-speak like that which obviously trip frequently on non-sanctioned-by-Google devices.

i.e. you need a real, Google android device. Stuff such as the Jolla Android emulator just doesn't work with these programs.

At first, I could not pay my parking tickets, and I didn't complain much since I don't have that many parking tickets. Then it started with e.g. mandatory usage of the COVID-app-of-the-day before entering restaurants, but again I didn't complain much since I don't really want to go into restaurants with the virus still flying. Now the banks require it and they are ignoring my repeated requests to go back to simpler paper/card OTP variants. How long until it is mandatory to file taxes?

The framework for making open source operating systems irrelevant is being laid before my own eyes and I can't do anything about it.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25766703