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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Is there a phone I can buy that out the box is rooted, private, and does not install bloat apps? (lemmybefree.net)

submitted 4 days ago by LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm frustrated. I'm a long time fan of Motorola. Their phones have been pretty simple and easy to remove junk apps. Recently I got an update that forced perplexity on my phone.

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[–] LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I may have terms mixed up. I want to be able to have full control of any software.

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Flash TWRP and you'll have access to a root shell in an recovery.