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?

We’re 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?

  • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    why is it installed by default on all phones?

    Absolutely batshit.

    Should the bank should have keys to a mortgaged house? When you don’t own the house outright yet? I’m gonna go with no.

    Hmm, do they only not have keys because you can’t drive a house away?

    So obviously poverty fuggin sux and we need universal basic income etc.

    In today’s BS world:

    If we ban car repossession, what happens to car prices and access to transportation?

    Likewise - if digital repossession of phones is prohibited, will there at least be a couple impoverished people who have to use dumb phones even though they could’ve afforded a reposessable smartphone?

    Maybe a few people have to go without those cheaper phones because allowing lenders to killswitch phones causes greater harm to the whole. Anybody wanna speculate?

    • MisterFrog@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      I’ll just point out that phone plans (to pay off a phone) and vehicle loans have been a thing and worked fine before this bullshit.

      So yes, the level of access ought to remain the same I’d this were banned.