Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there

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Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there
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Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there::Saudi Arabia is seeking to be an innovation hub, but activists are warning that tech firms could be complicit in the repression of dissidents.

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Unfortunately none, unless you can install /e/ custom rom on your phone

I did once on a nexus 5. It was a pain in the ass, but it can be done. What phones are easier to get root access (is that the proper term? Idk. I think in Canada they can't be carrier locked.)

Carrier locked != Locked bootloader

One keeps you tied to a single carrier, the other allows you to access the bootloader to load custom ROMs