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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by KozmoNau7 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:32AM (#15755519)
Only if you're not bothered by the fact that you'll be giving up on the vast majority of apps that most people use.
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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by JetSpiegel on Thursday November 23, 2017 @09:42AM (#15765324)
Like what?

You can have a FLOSS Browser (Firefox) and eMail (K9), that takes care of almost all use cases for smartphone usage.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by KozmoNau7 on Friday November 24, 2017 @03:47AM (#15770146)
Not even by a long shot. What about 2 factor authentication (Authy or Google Authenticator), store membership apps, smart heating controls, mobile payments, chat apps, and a host of others that have no (or extremely shitty) web equivalents?

It's fine that your use cases are extremely limited, but not everyone is you.

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Re:Google collects cell tower info even if location services... by iaml on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:01AM (#15755908)
Better than using dumbphone though. Another option is an iPhone, but understandably not everyone wants to go with it.
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