[KennyBlanken]

Luckily there is a mobile phone OS and hardware that isn't produced by the world's largest advertising company, and furthermore doesn't allow two different corporations to be involved in the core OS of the device.

[tredre3]

You're right but we can't easily get Huawei devices in North America.

[catlikesshrimp]

I thought we were talking about non-adversarial-tracking devices.

[microtonal]

I hope you are not referring to the company that is pushing AI ads through their system settings, pushing Creator Studio subscription ads through the formerly non-shareware productivity tools, and pushing movie ads through their wallet?

Seriously, get a Pixel and install GrapheneOS, or maybe a Fairphone with LineageOS.

[catlikesshrimp]

"Seriously, get a Pixel and install..."

Ah, the Google tax. They can turn the lock of that door (bootloader) when they choose to do so.

[bushwart]

But they haven't yet, and if you refuse to give Google money directly there's always the secondhand market.

[sjamaan]

You'd still be walking around as a free advertiser for their stuff, simply by owning Google-branded hardware. And of course the hypocrisy of having a Google phone to avoid Google spying is palpable.

[bushwart]

I doubt people notice that sort of thing. Maybe whether you have an iPhone or an Android at most. Avoiding Google spying isn't the point of GrapheneOS anyway

[yjftsjthsd-h]

Apple isn't the largest advertising company, but it's a pretty big one. The only other candidates I know of are aftermarket Linux distros, but they have their own problems.

[layer8]

Unfortunately, that company also polices what kinds of apps you’re allowed to install on your hardware.

[pjc50]

No, they only allow one corporation to be involved, which is not necessarily an improvement.