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Hey EU friends 👋

Google's new reCAPTCHA logs which certified device visited which site and when. Across millions of websites. Without meaningful consent.

That's not just sketchy. That might be illegal under GDPR.

Time to ask some questions. Ep 26 tells you where to start.

🎧 impracticalprivacy.com

#GDPR #EU #DataProtection #Google #ImpracticalPrivacy #privacy #privacytools #degoogle #degoogled #surveillance #surveillancestate

For my new Pixel 7a, should I install #android #degoogled #pixel7a

CalyxOS released Android 16 test builds for Pixels, Fairphone, and Motorola devices, adding updated FOSS apps and expanded deGoogled Chromium changes 📱
The privacy-focused ROM replaced apps like Orbot and Organic Maps, while limiting telemetry and delaying unfinished security features pending audits 🔒

🔗 https://calyxos.org/news/2026/05/04/calyxos-progress-update-4/

#TechNews #Tech #CalyxOS #Google #Android16 #Android #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #DeGoogled #Cybersecurity #Linux #Signal #Tor #Fairphone #Pixel #Chromium #Security #ROM

Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy | The Coders Blog | Home

#Android #Google #recaptcha #degoogled

https://thecodersblog.com/google-breaks-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users-2026/

How the Company enforces power over users based on their data:

«Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone will automatically fail verification when the system decides to challenge them.»

😤 https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users
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#google #android #recaptcha #googleplay #smartphone #fail #verification #broken #itsecurity #itsec #degoogle #degoogled

Oh nooooo 🙄 « #Google Broke #reCAPTCHA for #DeGoogled #Android Users » 🤖🚦🏍️

› https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

Looks like #Google managed to sneak #PlatformAttestation into #Android after all, after their insidious #WEI proposal was shot down by pubic outcry. They've tied the nextgen #reCAPTCHA to the Android #PlayServices.

Upon detection of suspicious activity, you'll be asked to scan a QR code with Play Services running. The users of #degoogled Android like #Graphene will no longer be able to solve it. You'll be restricted to devices blessed by Google.

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

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If i access the site on a #Linux phone like Jolla?
#Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone will automatically fail verification when the system decides to challenge them. #degoogled
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

Oh no! Google's #reCAPTCHA stopped working for de-googled #Android users! 😱 Clearly, the real tragedy here is that those poor souls are now deprived of the privilege of proving they're not robots to the very company they're trying to avoid. 🙄
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users #Google #degoogled #users #tech #issues #privacy #concerns #robot #detection #HackerNews #ngated

Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

#HackerNews #Google #reCAPTCHA #deGoogled #Android #privacy #security

Google introduces Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA.

The new reCAPTCHA requires visitor to own and use Google/Apple approved device, with fully Google/Apple approved operating system build.

> Existing reCAPTCHA customers are automatically Fraud Defense customers

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha/

Device requirement page:

https://support.google.com/recaptcha/answer/16609652

#Google #Android #privacy #degoogled #Apple #reCAPTCHA

Alright I think I'm all setup with my new number and back on degoogled android. Maybe one day I can run a proper Linux phone but this is at least a step in the right direction.

#Degoogled #Android #DeGoogledAndroid

@tomgwynplaine Nie jestem zaawansowanym użytkownikiem, ale przypuszczam, że odpowiedzią na Twoje pytanie może być system /e/. #eOS #Murena #degoogled

I posted this on Lemmy, but think it's worth reposting here. With the news that Google is locking down Android more, and making it more difficult to install apps of ones own choosing, there is likely going to be more interest in alternatives to Google branded Android.

The best general resource for instructions on how to unlock your phone's bootloader and flash alternate AOSP ROM's or non-Android OS's is https://xdaforums.com/

Please note that not all carriers and oem's allow you to unlock the bootloader though, so choose your device carefully for this.

You will also most likely need a PC (desktop or laptop) with adb & fastboot on it. These are apps used in the terminal, but you only need to copy and paste a few commands into them to use it.

If you have a Google Pixel then best option is Graphene - https://grapheneos.org/

For other devices you can use a "degoogled" Android ROM and get apps from the open source F-Droid app store - https://f-droid.org/

Some choices for this are:

Lineage - https://lineageos.org/

crDroid - https://crdroid.net/

/e/os - https://e.foundation/e-os/

Iode - https://iode.tech/iodeos/

OR use a a true alternative mobile OS. Options for this are:

Ubuntu Touch - https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/

Sailfish OS - https://sailfishos.org/

Mobian - https://mobian-project.org/

Postmarket OS - https://postmarketos.org/

Plasma Mobile - https://plasma-mobile.org/

Droidian - https://droidian.org/

You can also purchase devices with alternative OS's already preinstalled from:

Volla - https://volla.online/en/devices/

Jolla - https://jolla.com/

Fairphone - https://fairphone.com/

Murena - https://murena.com/

Furilabs - https://furilabs.com/

Brax - https://www.braxtech.net/

We did it beim DUT in Wiesloch.

Okay, eigentlich war es @aligyie
Danke!

Ein Nokia 8 (2018) läuft jetzt googlefrei mit Android 15.

#DUT #DIDit #DUTgemacht #Wiesloch #Nokia #LineageOS #deGoogled #deGoogledAndroid #UnplugBigTech

Очень полезно для повседневного использования!

https://github.com/AKS-Labs/CircleToSearch

Open-source клон Google Circle to Search без привязки к Google (хотя имеется отдельно функционал активации Google Lens), вполне неплохая замена, особенно когда разработчик допилит. Не отправляет на чужой сервер весь экран (если не используете соответствующую кнопку), как это делает Google. Только то что вы выделили.

Имеется автономное распознавание текста, работает на 100% локально на вашем устройстве, распознавание QR, несколько поисковиков (Google, Bing, Yandex) и т.д.

🇷🇺 Модель для русского языка OCR качаем из группы: https://t.me/AKSLabs/4341
Английский уже вшит. Другие модели также хранятся в группе.

Несколько вариантов запуска, но удобнее всего назначить ассистентом по умолчанию, в таком режиме ничем не уступает Google Circle to Search.

Очень жду встроенный переводчик!

#degoogled

#Degoogled Photos? Yes, it's possible. ✅🏞️

The Big Tech does not need to scan & have access to your pictures & videos 👉 use a Google Photos alternative instead.

Find out which open source photo storage we'd recommend: https://tuta.com/blog/google-photos-alternative 

#GooglePhotos #DeGoogle 

Try a #degoogled smartphone with #IodeOS. Excellent Intuitive privacy dashboard. Stop #tracker #blocking

https://shop.iode.tech/ref/1309/

TIL my CalyxOS Fairphone doesn't connect to my new car's AndroidAuto navigation system because it's degoogled. Which might sound inconvenient but privacywise is perfectly OK for me.
Simple workaround could be using one of my old Android phones with a random google account just for that purpose. Doesn't even require a simcard and I could just keep it in the car somewhere.
#degoogled

The new Quintus de-googled phone from German company Volla is now available for advance order via Indiegogo.

Links depend on whether you are in EU or outside.

#degoogled #linuxphone

@volla

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/volla-phone-quintus/

AI Hub für Android: Mehrere KI-Tools in einer App

AI Hub ist spannend für alle, die auf GrapheneOS oder degoogled unterwegs sind und trotzdem bequem AI auf Android nutzen wollen.

Statt App-Chaos bündelt AI Hub mehrere KI-Dienste in einer Oberfläche. Schnell wechseln, vergleichen und direkt loslegen — genau das macht die App so interessant.

#GrapheneOS #Android #DeGoogled #AI #OpenSource #FOSS #Mastodon #Nostr #RawInstinctAI #Love

I love see people posting links to music to listen to here on the Fediverse. But way too often, probably over 90% of the time, that link is to a YouTube video, a place where the return to the artist for the stream is tiny to a point close to non-existent, and where our view goes to prop up a monopolistic unethical mega-corporation. There ARE better options! I have a few of these listed at https://totalsonic.net/direct.html

Wer jetzt nicht unbedingt das Neuste sucht, findet mit dem Shift5me ein günstiges Smartphone ohne Google und zum einfachen selbst reparieren. Gut für Oma & Opa oder die Kids. Aktuell im Abverkauf für 177 Euro www.shift.eco/shift5me/ #Ungoogled #DeGoogled #Googlefree #googlefrei