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[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 98 points 1 day ago (42 children)
[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (34 children)

Not a day goes by that I don't regret installing that on my phone.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 37 points 1 day ago (18 children)

This... Except for contactless payment.
I used graphene for a month. It was lovely. Even things like banking apps worked.
I don't care about absolute privacy, but I do care about controlling my privacy. Grapheme gave me that.

I had only 1 issue.
Contactless payment.
It's extremely convenient to me, from public transport to groceries. I just bop my phone.

The fact that Google has that locked down surely violates some EU laws. But I'm sure they wave away the laws because of "financial security" or some other bullshit.
As if bank card NFC/contactless doesn't suffer exactly the same issues.
I looked into some "graphene contactless payment" type systems or workarounds, and I couldn't find anything that would fill the gap.

[–] tux7350@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I use a smart watch for contact less payments ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago

i just use a debit card lol

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