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I don't think so, while the impact wasn't as great as he and other people wished, it nonetheless had a big impact, many people started to care, just because of what he exposed.

A very awkward decision. GrapheneOS, with its compatibility layer and sandboxed Google Play Services, Google Play Store, and Android Auto, should have better overall support.

I guess our only hope is for the EU court to deem it unlawful?

Hi, I checked your profile and it has no history aside this post, I most agree with the other people that seems a bit sketchy, would you mind giving some background info?

I would say that isn't going to happen, if we don't stop fighting.

I live in the European Union.

You're delusional (saying this as a long time tech support for various new Linux users)

I would like to point out that this video (the one by TheHatedOne) provides no sources and presents events that are yet to be proven as the one and only "truth."

Disclaimer: I'm a GrapheneOS user, but I reject the idea of spreading information and selling it as the truth without providing a single piece of evidence.

TL:DR: Yes. Long answer: It's complicated.

I wouldn't recommend NYM, I tested it for multiple months, it's quite unreliable and had serious security issues (e.g. updates weren't available through multiple repositories they publish to).

My recommendations would be: use normal Firefox if that works for you, install uBlock Origin, enable Strict Tracking Protection in the settings, disable all the telemetry, enable the “AI kill switch” if you do not want any AI (including on-device translations) in your browser.

Why do you use so much AI content?

I recommend Fennec by F-Droid, a FOSS fork of Firefox out of the options listed. I would adjust the settings within the GUI, such as setting tracking protection to Strict, and install uBlock Origin.

IronFox is, sadly, somewhat extreme and not suitable for non-tech-savvy users and those who don't want to deal with regular breakage.

Vanadium sadly lacks a proper content blocker integration.

No sources were provided. Sources are behind a paywall (Patreon). 😑

Projects like GrapheneOS and LineageOS strongly discourage rooting your device.

From my understanding rooting strongly reduces the security of the OS as it allows for exploits and privilege execution which would otherwise not have been possibly.

Rooting is also detectable by some apps, which will therefore block you from using them.

Strict Google Play Integrity can AFAIK not be spoofed with root on your device from my understanding.

Contact your representatives and do your best not to let that happen. :)

Supporting organisations and political parties that fight these proposals also helps.

Depends. The update will likely be rolled out via Google Play system updates and not a usual Samsung One UI update. Disabling Google Play Services might also be enough to restore the functionality of installing ("sideloading" is a misleading term, making it seem like installing software from other sources is unusual, weird, and "shady").

I also highly recommend against stopping OneUI system updates, since you will miss out on important Android security patches.

Why do you make so many posts linking to the same website?

Their website seem very sketchy: https://www.gboxlab.com/

And the App has A LOT of critical permissions: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6fcbaafbcb033b9e0cc03a5d6acaa54ca6b6cb06d16ce3c2d0657d7addfba257/details

No, see Rule 3.