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Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC?

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Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC?

[email protected] • 2 months ago

In regards to privacy… even when trying to use FOSS-alternatives and F-Droid on Android?

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i think they are both equally privacy intrusive by default but if you take the time to get rid of telemetry and the gapps then android will be better then running windows on your pc

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