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So Google is now preventing people from removing location data from photos taken with Pixel phones.
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So Google is now preventing people from removing location data from photos taken with Pixel phones.
Remember when Google's corporate motto was "don't be evil?"
Obviously, accurate location data on photos is more useful to a data mining operation like Google.
From Google: "Important: You can only update or remove estimated locations. If the location of a photo or video was automatically added by your camera, you can't edit or remove the location."
It's enshitification in action.
Source: https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6153599?hl=en&sjid=8103501961576262529-AP
#technology #tech @technology #business #enshitification #Android #Google @pluralistic #infosec
@RassilonianLegate @technology @pluralistic I have to say, Plasma Mobile is certainly looking increasingly tempting...
https://plasma-mobile.org/
#KDE #PlasmaMobile #Linux #Android
I'm personally a fan of the Phosh UI but Linux phone in general is the way to go. No capitalistic bullshit decisions guiding your mobile experience.
@ajsadauskas @technology @pluralistic
My plan currently is to switch to a Linux phone after my (unrootable) Samsung starts dying, but if Samsung follows suit here (as they are known to do with plenty of other things) I might just have to start looking for something a bit sooner than I expected
I'm also looking for a Linux phone. I don't even need broad app support. I need calls, text (including MMS), and a web browser.
You don't know if any active communities on the subject, do you?
Edit: I'm willing to donate, I'm just not sure who to donate to
Get a PinePhone Pro. It can do all of those things. I'm typing on mine now with the keyboard case.
I have a non pro pinephone. But it's been a minute since I've used it. Where is it at with software? If I go home and update it all the way, which is the most usable OS?
I'd love to make the switch
I haven't tried all the available OSes recently, but I've been happy with postmarketOS lately after having used Arch for a while. I switched to pmOS as I was also using it on the OnePlus 6T. I ended up going back to my PinePhone Pro for daily driving due to some call audio bugs with the OP6T. On the OG PinePhone, it is pretty usable but slow. On the Pro, it's faster but cameras don't work. Battery life isn't great on either PinePhone though.