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    3. Dutch university to start handing out only Fairphones to employees, instead of buying iPhones or Samsung.
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    • mfr@mastodon.coffeeM mfr@mastodon.coffee

      Dutch university to start handing out only Fairphones to employees, instead of buying iPhones or Samsung.

      mfr@mastodon.coffeeM mfr@mastodon.coffee

      @danielezomg @TrVr @BuyFromEU @murena for privacy tap to pay is better (yes w/big tech at the moment, but it’s still better than paying with card for that, wero would be ideal eventually). Regardless I won’t switch until my current phone dies, but fairphone is high on my list. I really like that companies (well at least one, more might follow) are having sustainable company phones on their agenda. Otoh the EU is pushing regulation that also forces the big brands to move in the right direction.

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      • wsslmn@mastodon.nlW wsslmn@mastodon.nl
        wsslmn@mastodon.nlW wsslmn@mastodon.nl

        @vosje62 it just works. That's why I'm not a fan of elaborate automations involving stuff that could be controlled with a classic light switch. It is fun to do, but that is about it for me.

        @Fietsbel @BuyFromEU

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        • fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social
          fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social

          @wsslmn @vosje62 @BuyFromEU That‘s nice, and under better circumstances, it would work also for me. But currently, we don’t know anymore where to stay for our pension age, and we travel between two countries, with an accomodation in each of them, also for family reasons. So we need a certain level of remote control also.

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          • fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social
            fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social

            @wsslmn @vosje62 @BuyFromEU My idea would be to develop all necessary apps also for EU-made phones with EU-made OS.

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            • fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social
              fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social

              @alloalli @vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU That‘s not correct: also Android Open Source was developed and is thus owned by Google, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
              So, legally, Google could still interfere remotely, I suppose. And Google comes under U.S. law, and you know what that means with the creepy orange in the White House.

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              • alloalli@mastodon.nlA alloalli@mastodon.nl
                alloalli@mastodon.nlA alloalli@mastodon.nl

                @Fietsbel @vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU okay, as long as AOSP stays open source it'll be good

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                • fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social
                  fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social

                  @alloalli @vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU Not exaxtly, because Google could prevent others from using the Open Source code in any way that it considers against its own, or against U.S. interests (under U.S. law). Individuals and companies could potentially face expensive lawsuits under U.S. law, couldn‘t they?

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                  • fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social
                    fietsbel@mastodon.socialF fietsbel@mastodon.social

                    @alloalli @vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU Don’t get me wrong: I‘m not against Open Source, just against the digital monopolies by US companies.

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                    • G ghog@mastodon.social
                      G ghog@mastodon.social

                      @BuyFromEU leading the way! Glad to see it

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                      • angelascholder@mastodon.energyA angelascholder@mastodon.energy
                        angelascholder@mastodon.energyA angelascholder@mastodon.energy

                        @BuyFromEU Well done for them!

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                        • fenixmaster@mastodon.socialF fenixmaster@mastodon.social
                          fenixmaster@mastodon.socialF fenixmaster@mastodon.social

                          @BuyFromEU Ik heb mij afgelopen december een Fairphone 6 aangeschaft. Ik houd voorlopig Android aan ivm met bank app.

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