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You've put into words exactly what I was thinking.

From the thread: "Ok, but how is it that you have the power to control our phones this way? "

Christ buddy. You have a phone thats made by Google. Google, the company that tracks you everywhere and rolls greenfield updates on all their other software. And then this person says they're going to turn 'allow modify system settings' off... What do these people seriously think Google is going to do?

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I think people with a Google phone should just implant a chip in their arm, reporting to Google. It's basically the same thing, and you can view your body information on a Google dashboard and get Google advice on health care, along with a Google map to get there.

Many would and will when it's available.

Except for the 20% of users who feel that Google is not to be trusted and implant an Apple iChip for the premium experience.

In all seriousness, the percentage of people willing to forego using an Apple or Google smartphone (or any smartphone) to uphold at least some semblance of (digital) control over their life sometimes feels so low that it should be called a permillage.

Thank you for the vocabulary.

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