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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Is switching the launcher equivalent to switching operating system? I'm a bit concerned it would still be tracking and collecting data.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Not really no, all swapping the launcher does is free you from staring at the ad ridden "Google TV" launcher but they could still track you.