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Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame
This is a list of phone manufacturers that lock their bootloaders to prevent people from installing custom operating systems (LineageOS etc) to remove bloatware and spyware/tracking.

GitHub - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame: Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺"

Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺" - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame
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#privacy
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FauxLiving
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FauxLiving
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They care about your data, which is why they’ve taken steps to ensure they always have access to the data that they care so much about.
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PiraHxCx
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PiraHxCx
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they are collecting it to protect it, like a British Museum
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Billegh
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Billegh
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And like a British museum, they won't let you have it back.
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QuestionMark
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QuestionMark
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Samsung? I'm pretty sure I saw bootloader unlocking in developer options though...

DO NOT UPDATE to OneUI 8

Checks System Info

OH SHIT.

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ThunderLegend
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ThunderLegend
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So..almost every company.. It would have been easier to make a list about the companies who do allow bootloader unlock
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eldavi
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eldavi
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even companies that don't sell phones anymore; who's still buying windows phones?!
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