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by jqpabc123 1708 days ago
Does anyone have some info about this setup?

Yes, you can use MicroG with LineageOS. If this totally solved the privacy issue, e/OS would be pointless.

GApps is a big upper level privacy problem that microG can solve but this is not the only issue. By default, AOSP itself also sends personally identifying info to Google servers through low level system calls. The e/OS fork is needed in order to remove this.
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chuckee 1708 days ago
> By default, AOSP itself also sends personally identifying info to Google servers through low level system calls.

Can you explain more about this? What kind of information is sent? And does LineageOS not disable this?

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jqpabc123 1708 days ago
No, LineageOS does not disable this.

Personal opinion but the LineageOS project seems more concerned with security than privacy. The idea of Google hijacking your privacy for profit doesn't seem to really bother them too much. Their web site and wiki repeatedly address security but rarely privacy.

As for explaining further, I will defer to the document below from the e foundation.

https://e.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/e-state-of-d...

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