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   Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Aug-2026 23:49:02 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️

   "How can I use something else than Chrome on my phone or laptop that's running an operating system from Google so that they don't track anything I do?"

   I think unfortunately the answer to that is eBay

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     Daniel Lakeland (dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 09-Aug-2026 23:53:38 JST Daniel Lakeland

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     @thomasfuchs
     GrapheneOS on Pixel phone, jailbreak a Chromebook and install Linux. Maybe a Nixbook
     https://codemonkeymike.medium.com/how-to-convert-an-old-chromebook-into-a-nixbook-4e5d4b55c5ca

     But yeah, EBay might be part of the solution.

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     Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Aug-2026 23:53:38 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️

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     • Daniel Lakeland

     @dlakelan I don't think installing alternative operating systems is most people's cup of tea; especially when some apps that people might need won't work anymore because Google has started to lock things down more.

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     Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 10-Aug-2026 00:22:44 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️

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     • Daniel Lakeland

     @dlakelan Does this seem helpful?

     The first thing GrapheneOS does is asking people to choose between "WebUSB or command line".

     These are two terms that likely mean nothing or worse are actively discouraging to anyone who isn't technical.

     This is what I mean.

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     Daniel Lakeland (dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 10-Aug-2026 00:22:45 JST Daniel Lakeland

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     @thomasfuchs
     Very true, but if people begin to value privacy or to not be controlled by a big corp, then they may change their cup of tea. Perhaps esp if we help them with the hard bits.