[LineageOS Questions & Answers] Privacydroid:
My knownledge on programming is very limited, i would not be able to contribute to any meaningful software really. Indeed my language can quickly become not so nice when it comes to privacy, i don't like how the masses throw away their freedom.

Think about it, google chrome holds around 60% market share, then combine all chromium browsers and we are at around 90% while Firefox is at around 4%. Then think about how many people use Gmail and how many use privacy alternatives like Protonmail. Think about how many people use the standard google android os on their phone and how many have iphones and compare that to how many people use a linux phone or a custom os like lineage or graphene...

Anyone can protect their privacy, there are many great videos on youtube.

Here are some examples:

The Hated One

Because nothing good exists without condition. https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone https://twitter.com/The_HatedOne_ https://www.reddit.com/r/thehatedone

yewtu.be

Rob Braxman Tech

Alt-Tech. The Internet Privacy Guy. Public interest hacker and technologist. I use my extensive knowledge of cybersecurity and tech to serve the public good. I care about privacy. I warn you of digital manipulation, disinformation, mass surveillance. I also discuss alternative communication...

yewtu.be

Techlore

We are educating people about digital rights, privacy, security, digital control, and other important topics to push the world towards a safer internet. We envision a world where technology works for us, not against us—and we want to prove to people they can make a real impact for themselves and...

yewtu.be

Mental Outlaw

Only cool people visit https://based.win/

yewtu.be

Naomi Brockwell TV

NBTV is a research and media institute dedicated to helping you reclaim your digital rights. We empower you to protect your data, money, and free expression online. www.nbtv.media Created and hosted by Naomi Brockwell Our channel is funded by community support. You can help by visiting...

yewtu.be

Louis Rossmann

4Y1IC54hpe60aqaLCgjn7zlcSMH/IPxh5/cLnX6RKp0= I use this channel to post repair videos from *Rossmann Repair Group Inc* I also discuss random things of interest to me. This is, and always will be, my personal variety show. I teach Macbook component level logic board repair from a common...

yewtu.be

The Linux Experiment

Making Linux accessible: no techno babble, no super technical content. Just Linux desktop news, simple tutorials, application spotlights, and opinion pieces trying to stay positive, without gatekeeping. 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to a weekly podcast, vote on the next topics I cover, and...

yewtu.be

I use yewtu.be over youtube.com to avoid google.

See, google chrome and google search know all of your browsing history, there is no privacy, they make a profile of everyone who uses any of their services. Even if you use google without an account chances are they can identify you and your device. Same with gmail... it reads (scans) all of your emails and sell the content to adverstisers. I don't know how people can be ****** enough to use these services when you can simply switch to alternatives that are working perfectly flawless and don't spy on you.

Privacy can be easy.

Instead of google chrome > Firefox or even better Librewolf

Instead of google search > brave search or duckduckgo

Instead of gmail > protonmail

Instead of google android > lineage or graphene

It's not that hard...

Nobody forced me to use lineageos obviously i installed it on my own, i don't like the changes from 14.1 to 19.1 as they seem very suspicious to me, but i will still preffer LOS at any time over the standard google crap.

Before using a google phone id rather not use a phone at all.

Speaking about phones, people who buy iphones have lost their mind, i mean it.

My phone is a samsung S7, as long as it is functional i will not buy a new phone, besides i don't have the money now... your suggestion sounds interesting but i'm not into that really.

In the mean time i will repeat what you said, we can only wait for linux phones to support modern hardware and get one of those in the future.

GrapheneOS seems like the best choice as of now but it's really ironic that it works only on google pixel phones...