For a decade or two now, it's been pretty much assumed that everyone has an internet-connected, camera-equipped, browser-capable device in their pocket. Restaurants, banks, hospitals, employers and even government offices use QR codes and websites to get you to their menus, forms or services.

If ID is being tied to my mobile spy device, then I need my mobile spy device to be a right and not a luxury. $40-50 for a few years of validity, internet access provided at no cost, even if slow. I can have my luxury phone be where I'm 'anonymous', but I want the government to subsidize the mobile spy device if it's a mandatory expense. Even cheap phones cost a lot of money.

To be clear, I don't want ID tied to my phone, but it's gotten harder to exist without one, so it should be something we have access to with minimal friction.

Add food, water and shelter to that list, but you can't ask for them without a web browser.

You can install Google Play Services as a sandboxed app on GrapheneOS. That's not the issue. I believe the issue is that Google will use hardware attestation to check if the OS you're running it on is Google-approved.

eww recaptcha,spyware piece of shit.

Sites need to stop using recaptcha. It's an unnecessary barrier to using a site and I often refuse out of principle.

Which websites does this actually affect? I use GrapheneOS and I've yet to be affected by this, granted I don't use many mainstream services.

I doubt OP cares, but I use GrapheneOS with Google Play services. It's still better than regular Android. Don't give up because you can't get 100%

Most of the time, my phone's browser is disabled. It keeps me from using my phone too much. I understand not everyone is in a position where they can do that though.

Need to break up these monopolies. Really the root of all bad about capitalism.

I wont visit a website if they require my identity. Other options out there.

Google reducing traffic for websites worldwide.