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.

  • Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Apple does it to, but I’ve only ever seen it happen when you buy your phone on a payment plan as part of your service agreement through your service provider. Kind of like if you lease a car and stop making payments they can lock the engine from turning over.

  • ɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.pub
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    2 years ago

    Weird, I have project fi and don’t have this app. It could be contractually required by your service provider that the app be installed on all the phones that they sell. That’s a thing that they do.

    Who is the carrier?

  • yoz@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Mate we live in a 5 eyes country so whatever shit you see in the USl by default you’ll see it here. Its sad but that’s how it is and regular 9-5s can’t do much about it

  • nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 years ago

    It pings out to google constantly regardless of where you are. You should be able remove it with adb, or use an app like NetGuard to block it from acessing the internet.

      • acetanilide@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        So for me, it shows up in my settings but netguard does not show it. Did i do something wrong setting up netguard?

        Also, does anyone know if my carrier will get mad if i remove it? I do technically owe money on my phone (they give me a credit each month so i dont have to pay it)

        🤔

  • liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I checked and this is not present on my device. It is an unlocked Google Pixel 6a purchased via contract with the mobile provider. That said, I factory reset the device when I got it, so it may have been removed at that time.

    • Naz@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      Hey man, quit repeating that. Each time we do it becomes closer to truth. Reality is what we make of it and we if tell these fucks no means no, it’ll stop.

      We’ll own things, and we’ll be unhappy about people trying to take away the things we own and paid for.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comBannedEnglish
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        2 years ago

        i mean, i literally run my own server, hold 8TB of media archived locally, host numerous services for my family and friends, as well as provide them with help. I think i’m doing my part here.

        I am quite literally, telling them no, by not using any of their bullshit products. I mean we’re on lemmy for fucks sake.

        • androogee (they/she)@midwest.socialEnglish
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          2 years ago

          It’s right wing propaganda.

          It’s the title of a short piece of speculative fiction. That’s it.

          People like Alex Jones have spun a web of lies turning it into the Master Plan of the Globalist (dogwhistle for Jewish) Overlords.

          Giving it any credence or voice is foolish. The end.

        • utopiah@lemmy.ml
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          2 years ago

          Does it though? Isn’t there a risk of creating outrage but leading to increased learned helplessness rather than actual action?

          • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comBannedEnglish
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            2 years ago

            learned helplessness is going “we own nothing and we’ll be happy” or more accurately being entirely apathetic to the existence of no longer having ownership.

            in my experience, the vast majority of people (in tech circles) that use that phrase, are practicing what they preach.

            • utopiah@lemmy.ml
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              2 years ago

              No, learned helplessness is “we own nothing, it sucks, yet we see no alternative and we gave up on looking”.

              If you were to imply that’s my situation happy to report it’s not, cf https://fabien.benetou.fr/Content/SelfHostingArtificialIntelligence or how I, just as an example, deleted my e.g Google and Meta accounts few years ago, and gave a workshops to RightsCon last year, unfortunately not recorded.

              • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comBannedEnglish
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                2 years ago

                Well to be specific here. The example of learned helplessness that everyone loves citing, is when we put animals in a cage with a floor that will continually give them an electric shock that is impossible to avoid. And what is commonly seen is that the animals eventually just stop caring, become apathetic in a sense, and just wait to be shocked.

                So my application of apathy here applies, and is reflected in your interpretation as well. So realistically the best way to phrase it would be “We own nothing.”

                • utopiah@lemmy.ml
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                  2 years ago

                  Then those people are not citing the experiment properly because the whole point about it is NOT that it’s unavoidable. The experiment goes on an the threat is actually removed YET animals, either the same or new ones who get in touch with the others who were subject to the threat, keep on not trying. They LEARNED to become helpless despite the situation being objectively solvable.

        • Thegods14@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 years ago

          It is, but words are powerful, if not tempered with explanation, simple slogans quickly turn into phrases exploited by the enemies of the greater people.

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        Good luck convincing people to change

        I was asked “why bother with Linux if there is software that isn’t able on it”

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comBannedEnglish
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          2 years ago

          you simply respond with “because you are too scared to change your ways, afraid of learning, and scared of compromise”

          People preach about how life is a struggle, and how things are difficult, and how you just have to deal with them, but the second they are presented with any sort of compromising luxury they go “uhm, no thanks, im good actually”

          you could just as easily respond with “why bother with windows, when you have no freedom, what’s the point in doing anything, if it isn’t free”

  • lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Version 14 is installed on my Pixel 7 in the USA. I bought this phone outright, no credit, directly from the Google store.

  • Bitflip@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    This is pre-installed on my 6a, also purchased outright, unlocked, directly from Google in the US.