Hi there, I recently made the switch from an iPhone to a Samsung, and understand the sacrifices I'm making to my privacy as a result.
I've been looking at open source (or at least privacy conscious) alternatives to many apps, but since they're all on the same operating system, is it possible for Google (and in my case, Samsung) to snoop into those apps and extract data from them?
For example, an alternative to Google Keep or Samsung's default Notes app that I'll be using is Standard Notes. The notes themselves are encrypted but once you're logged in and using the app you can go about filling in notes as normal. So, since it's on the OS, doesn't that mean Google/Samsung could open the app and look at it's contents?
There's many alternatives to Android as a whole, but I think for my preferences (and sanity) it would be difficult for me to forego Android in it's entirety, and replace it with something like LineageOS. But is replacing most data collecting apps with safer alternatives worth the time if they can be spied on anyways?
Thanks.
I've been looking at open source (or at least privacy conscious) alternatives to many apps, but since they're all on the same operating system, is it possible for Google (and in my case, Samsung) to snoop into those apps and extract data from them?
For example, an alternative to Google Keep or Samsung's default Notes app that I'll be using is Standard Notes. The notes themselves are encrypted but once you're logged in and using the app you can go about filling in notes as normal. So, since it's on the OS, doesn't that mean Google/Samsung could open the app and look at it's contents?
There's many alternatives to Android as a whole, but I think for my preferences (and sanity) it would be difficult for me to forego Android in it's entirety, and replace it with something like LineageOS. But is replacing most data collecting apps with safer alternatives worth the time if they can be spied on anyways?
Thanks.