Misinformation.

FRP is triggered by factory reset through any method that’s not from the settings menu (eg: Recovery Menu).

It doesn’t require “spyware” to work.

Google’s spyware issue is a whole separate topic from FRP.

If they wanted to, the developers of Graphene OS could design a FRP system that has nothing to do with Google at all.

I actually like the idea of anti-theft FRP, but only if its a local-based instead of cloud based.

You know, like a BIOS/UEFI lock on a computer, but apply it to all the components instead of motherboard only, and get rid of the “remove battery to reset password” bypass, and its a functional anti-theft system.

I imagine its probably much easier to acomplish this on a intergrated device with CPU, Storage, RAM, all on one chip (SoC) like on a phone than with computers.

Unfortunately, corporations always just love to interject and add their “cloud” nonsense to it.

Doesn’t do much.

Only your carrier would honor it, maybe even all carriers in your country, but they’ll ship it off to some other country and the phone would still work (might be missing a few bands, but still fuctional).

The only way for it to actually deter theft is for the entire device to essentially become a brick unless unlocked.

The idea itself is a good thing. The only bad thing about FRP is that it’s online-based instead of a local-lock.

You are talking about legality, I’m talking about the ethics of it.

Disable of all online functionality? Perfectly valid and no different than banning someone from a store.

Its only “valid” if its preventing future purchases. Not allowing someone to access a digital item they already own is kinda like the book store going in your house and taking the book you already bought.

I’ll say ProtonVPN (despite the CEO controversy)

If you ever want to watch Youtube videos, Mullvad and IVPN is gonna trigger websites like Youtube, Reddit, sometimes even Google search engine, to block you or make you sign in.

Mullvad and IVPN has too few servers, its much more likely for a server to get blocked.

ProtonVPN has like 11,000 servers, so even if it doesn’t work on the first server, clear browsing data, close browser, and pick another server. Usually you’ll find a working one within like 3 tries. Don’t let it auto pick the closest one, just randomly scroll and click on a server.

Meh, its probably some issue with the carrier assigning IP addresses.

I occasionally get search results in Spanish and it shows my location as in Mexico, even though I’m closer to the Canadian border. And do not speak Spanish, am not Hispanic, and do not have Spanish in my phone settings.

IP address shows it as near where I live. Not sure what the problem is.

I use a VPN with only like Fennec and a few apps selected to go through the Wireguard tunnel, everything else use a separate Wireguard tunnel. Neither’s exit server is in Mexico.

Must be a bug 🤷‍♂️

Aluminum Foil has joined the chat.

256GB and MicroSD card slot (usually its either 128GB with SD card slot, or higher storage, but without the card slot). This is best of both world. Basically the perfect phone unless you need flagship-level processing power or cameras.

Laptop manufacturers are also looking to move away from windows to a linux bases operating system.

Redstar OS it is 😉

I’m worried about Chinese mobile OSes intentionally designed to make it difficult for VPN apps to work, and companies would just give up trying to design a separate app for the Chinese market, which reinforces a tighter grip on censorship.

Not to mention, all the other FOSS tools that would no longer work if they make android .apks incompatible, including a lot of encryption apps.