> > fmiser wrote: > > > > Ah - (almost) everything _tries_ to harvest personal > > information. *grin* > > > > Some of us use means to prevent it. And there are apps that > > don't - at least for Android. Check out https://f-droid.org/ > > for non-google apps.
> Mitch wrote: > > What's the point of using apps that don't harvest your > information, if you're using Google Andriod as your OS? Isn't > Google the leading harvester? And the other choice is ... Apple. NO THANK YOU. At least with Android I have a file system, some choices on how I use it, and the OS developer isn't actively trying to prevent anyone from trying to do something outside of their jail cell. So I use Android and even without rooting the phone it's possible to limit - but not eliminate - how much is collected. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com