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coffeeClean@infosec.pub to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml ·
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motivation to deGoogle: Creditors can lock your Android remotely if you are delinquent.

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motivation to deGoogle: Creditors can lock your Android remotely if you are delinquent.

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coffeeClean@infosec.pub to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml ·
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I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they’re on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can’t be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing? Edit 2: I bought my Pixel 6 phone outright, directly from Google’s Australian store. I have no creditors. Were the courts not enough control for creditors? Since when are they allowed to lock you out of your purchased property without a court order? I don’t even live in the US, so what the actual fuck? Edit 1: You can check it’s installed (stock Pixel 6 android 14) Settings > Apps > All Apps > three dot menu, Show system > search “DeviceLockController”. I highly recommend getting NetGuard, you can enable pro features via their website if you have the APK for as low as 0.10€, but donate more, because it’s amazing. You can also purchase via Google Play store.

The technical mechanism:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.devicelock

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To be clear, I am not the OP who experienced this problem. I just linked them from here.

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    Apple has the exact same thing btw. In the same situation, a creditor can icloud lock your iphone.

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      Never said they didn’t.

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        Ah, you wanted yo say that apple users are used to this thing and thats why they dont care.

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