Android data collection: Difference between revisions

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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. While not replacing it completely, GrapheneOS, a degoogled (optional) privacy and security focused Android ROM, offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. Though users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history. <ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0</ref>

As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as F-droid, Aurora Store, Accrescent, and Obtanium, do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.

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 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. While not replacing it completely, GrapheneOS, a degoogled (optional) privacy and security focused Android ROM, offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. Though users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history. <ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0</ref>
 As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as F-droid, Aurora Store, Accrescent, and Obtanium, do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.