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Literal Hostage Situation (infosec.pub)
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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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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (10 children)

~~You~~ I can't open the app without giving full access, and the only reason I use it is it's the only way to have a personalised album on the Chromecast. I'm in the progress of degoogling, a Roku hopefully has ethical options

[–] Turret3857 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

LineageOS has android TV builds, KDE has "Plasma Big screen" and theres a lot of cheap Android TV boxes that can be rooted and have their bloat uninstalled. Raspberry Pi's look like the go to right now, seeing you can get a Pi4 for under $40, and a cheap USB remote off eBay or aliexpress for less than $5

Also, Immich and ente

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you!! I didn't even consider RPi, and I'll look into LineageOS TV

[–] Turret3857 3 points 3 months ago

Youre welcome! Another thing to consider is if you have any old desktops or (soft moddable) consoles kicking around. I have found that the Nintendo Switch makes a wonderful portable Android TV after getting homebrew on it. An old laptop or desktop could be used similarly :p

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