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usr1106 on May 20, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google suspends some business with Huawei

> We will finally be able to buy google-free android devices from a major vendor

What I read apps remain supported, but (security) updates to the firmware will stop. So Google continues to sell user data and the NSA has even easier access.

enriquto on May 20, 2019 [–]

But this is for existing devices. Forthcoming models will likely be google-free. Yay!

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