Ugh wtf so I need a Google account on Android? That's not going to happen.

For an org that pretends to care about privacy you'd imagine there'd be a way to avoid, you know, the biggest privacy invader on the planet.

Just allow monero payments or something. Alongside Google play for the sheep that want to use that.

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HWR_14 36 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Are you being hyperbolic, or do you really consider Google the worst with regards to privacy.

	▲	wolvoleo 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The most ubiquitous, absolutely. Their data collection is unparalleled. They're on almost every website, app, they have fingers into payment and browsers and mobile OSes. In terms of what they do with big data there's more evil parties like Palantir but data abuse starts with collecting it, and I would object to it even if Google promised to only use it for good. For me my privacy is already violated when my data is collected, not just when it's abused. And I do consider Google's use of that data abusive, just not in the worst ways.

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Cider9986 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hopefully they eventually make a way to pay without it.

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genrader 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You wouldn't believe the spam if they did that

	▲	Cider9986 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Why? Just raise the prices if they get more spam on non-google payments. I've literally registered a Signal account on one of the free SMS sites floating around. Why would spammers choose the payment route over phone numbers? They would just choose the one that's cheaper.

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thin_carapace 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

googles obligation to hand out all account linked info notwithstanding, one may still create google accounts without associating a phone number, by doing so on old android versions. signal does however explicitly force credit card info here, thus providing direct individual traceability ..

	▲	wolvoleo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Plus they are mandating you give your details to Google. So much for privacy