Android Data Collection: Difference between revisions
Expanded section of alternatives, specified the source of data collection being google services instead of the android os itself |
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In general, Google services which are the source of most of the data collection serve two functions: | In general, Google services which are the source of most of the data collection serve two functions: | ||
# Application dependencies, like network location services, debugging tooling, advertising services etc. | #Application dependencies, like network location services, debugging tooling, advertising services etc. | ||
# Application distribution | #Application distribution | ||
A privacy replacing alternative should therefore have an alternative for these functions. | |||
Perhaps the only Google -free alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services. | Perhaps the only Google -free alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services. | ||