Hello, I think PG should recommend more software and include more different categories in terms of security and privacy. For example, GBooard is a nightmare for privacy and Google collects absolutely everything you type and it’s surely one of the tools, if not the worst installed on a phone. Alte…

GBoard allows telemetry to be disabled fyi

I’m not sure that Google really cares if telemetry is deactivated, especially when we know that Google collects location data even when telemetry is deactivated, for example.

[image] Pragmatic: We could also propose alternatives to Google Message [image] The Best Private Instant Messengers - Privacy Guides Encrypted messengers like Signal and SimpleX keep your sensitive communications secure from prying eyes.

I know that there are encrypted messaging applications, except that Google Message isn’t a Signal-type messaging application, but more an enriched “SMS” application, which is why there are alternatives like Deku SMS, Fossify SMS and so on. It would be interesting to create a sub-group with encrypte…

[image] Pragmatic: For example, GBooard is a nightmare for privacy and Google collects absolutely everything you type and it’s surely one of the tools, if not the worst installed on a phone. Gboard is fine to use, if you adjust the privacy settings. It uses federated learning to improve its m…

[image] Pragmatic: I don’t know if this has already been discussed From a cursory search on the forum, the following threads and replies pop up for each of the “categories” you mentioned. [image] Pragmatic: Alternatives do exist, however, such as HeliBoard or FlorisBoard …

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