I've been trying to execute on this approach, as I'm very interested in checking out of the tracking-by-default ecosystems.
We're using some Xiaomi devices we purchased, and I'm currently seething. I can't root without 'unlocking', which is a process that requires me to activate a Mi Account, which then requires my email and a SIM (?!), and 'find my device' (location) to even allow installation of apps via USB. To unlock the computers I bought, so I can use the root account, to install an alternate.
Seems the prison walls are just set far enough away that we don't notice.
tl;dr, in order to get some privacy, I'm being asked to associate my IMEI, my IMSI, my email, and my location.
We're using some Xiaomi devices we purchased, and I'm currently seething. I can't root without 'unlocking', which is a process that requires me to activate a Mi Account, which then requires my email and a SIM (?!), and 'find my device' (location) to even allow installation of apps via USB. To unlock the computers I bought, so I can use the root account, to install an alternate.
Seems the prison walls are just set far enough away that we don't notice.
tl;dr, in order to get some privacy, I'm being asked to associate my IMEI, my IMSI, my email, and my location.