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The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I switched to gOS and had to go back for NFC payments and auto.

It is great to see though, those are just necessities for me. Having gone back, I can say I hate pixel launcher and can't even change keyboard

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm genuinely curious, what makes NFC a necessity? And what do you mean by auto?

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Its trains when I travel for me. I am not giving up my tap to pay.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I might just be old, but I can do that with my debit and credit cards without involving my phone, so I couldn't care less.

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Lifestyle creep is real. I was like you before. Keep fighting the good fight and I will join you once Linux figures out NFC.