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Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by MisterFrog@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they're on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can't be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?

Edit 2: I bought my Pixel 6 phone outright, directly from Google's Australian store. I have no creditors.

Were the courts not enough control for creditors? Since when are they allowed to lock you out of your purchased property without a court order?

I don't even live in the US, so what the actual fuck?

Edit 1: You can check it's installed (~~stock~~ Pixel 6 android 14) Settings > Apps > All Apps > three dot menu, Show system > search "DeviceLockController".

I highly recommend getting NetGuard, you can enable pro features via their website if you have the APK for as low as 0.10€, but donate more, because it's amazing. You can also purchase via Google Play store.

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[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Says it's not available in my country, but yet it is install and unremovable.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried using adb to uninstall, freeze, or otherwise disable it?

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Just the firewall block at this stage (I'm Tech savvy, but not that tech savvy). I'll look into it

[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 8 months ago

If it's unremoveable its probably been installed from the beginning.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Mine isn't installed, but my phone is also out of support and doesn't work on newer Android. So it's probably a more recent thing.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you buy your phone from eBay or amazon? Could be a refurbished overseas model

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nope, directly from the google store.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Hm, weird