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Google photos on ios is literally a hostage situation. Remove key functionalities like copying an image or editing an image unless you give them full unrestricted access to your entire photo library. (The holy grail of surveillance capitalism data). Data extortion masquerading as a service.

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[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

That is not what "literally" mean lmao.

Just use FOSS software, nobody's pointing a gun at you. Pretty sure if a real hostage situation survivor reads this s.he will laugh wtf

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Of all the metaphorical hyperbole situations where "literally" is misused, this one is barely an offender, and actually quite literal.

Because it's not you that is being held hostage, it is access to functionality and data which are being held hostage at the ransom price of your privacy.

[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ah yes it's literally the same thing as being held at gunpoint lmao

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Google: "Release the photos, or the editing function gets it".

It doesn't involve any animals, but seems pretty hostage-y

[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] urandom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yes. It must be because of all the crack I'm shoving into my butthole

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

This is iOS not Android. FOSS is nearly impossible to implement.

[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well you know, if you buy a shovel you can't really complain if it doesn't cook rice.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bad analogy, since the device provides the rice cooking, but only if it's rice supplied by Apple.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So why are they using Google though? That's the weird part. Nothing is making them use Google photos on an iPhone.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Until just a few years ago the only map program on iOS was Google maps. Apple outsources a lot of the core apps. I don't use an iPhone but it's possible that Google photos is the photo organizer that is shipped with the phone.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

It isn't. Apple has theirs already.

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They made it near impossible to use foss on mobile.

[–] BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"near impossible" I just use f-droid on android. Literally nothing else is needed.

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Backups dont work.
Banking apps don't work.
Orange message about unlocked on boot.
Android Updates cumbersome as fuck ( I've ran lineage many times).

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

There's definitely tradeoffs, but my balance is using LineageOS with MicroG. I have 3 or 4 banking apps that work fine (sometimes have to disable VPN). Backups are not great (at least the restoring part isn't!), but I use Nextcloud to auto sync my contacts/calendars/photos/files and that works awesomely. I'm sure I'll never get to use tap-to-pay, and I still can't get android auto to work.