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Do older android devices spy on you less? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by unicornBro@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I need to use Google Android OS for work. If I use a Pixel 4, will it spy on me less than if I use something newer like a Pixel 9?

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[–] f3nyx@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is kind of like asking which drug is better to overdose on ;)

That said, in this scenario I'd recommend a Pixel, that way only one company is spying on you, since the stock android experience is kept 'minimal'. Samsung will bloat the device.

Stock Android will also give you a fantastic jumping-off point if you want to get into something more privacy focused down the line, like GrapheneOS

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The thing that really gets you are the apps... Anything showing you ads is vacuuming data.

Best thing to do is avoid ads and bad apps, use fdroid instead.

[–] f3nyx@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

would recommend using obtainium instead of FDroid to get your apps from the source.

https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I trust fdroid more than I trust upstream tbh

[–] skvlp@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 months ago

I’ll prefer the OD with the most awesome colours and the least projectile vomiting 😅

It sounds like the choice will be between one preselected Android model and one pre selected iPhone model, so the choice will probably be limited.

Either way I’ll keep my private phone, and will not have private data on the work phone.