I think it's just that certified Google devices are no longer usable for your much smaller use case, because Google prioritized their much larger customers who suffer from harm. Freedom vs security is not the argument here, because there is no expectation of Freedom when it comes to a private business. If you ask me, software licensing and copyrights should entirely be torn down. If google is a monopoly and they are forcing this measure, it might qualify for an anti-trust suit by governments. But if they aren't a monopoly (cooperhead,lineage,etc..) then you should use other options and ditch certified google devices.
I say all of you should give up and use iphones like me! :)
I say all of you should give up and use iphones like me! :)