Opinions on that really differ es you might have read, too. I would look at the alternatives in general and choose a well maintained one.

Running GrapheneOS 2024111800 on a Pixel 7 I get notified, when updates where downloaded but still have to install them manually.

F-Droid Basic can do autoupdates on GrapheneOS, but has reduced features. For some older, but not necessarily outdated info on this topic, see here: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/16-f-droid-auto-updates/25

Depends on the OS you’re using. Most custom ROMs based on LineageOS have this kind of setting: Settings > Privacy > Trust > SMS message limit.

First, I love characters that are regularly puzzled by human beings / being human:
Spock
Data
Odo
The Doctor
Seven of Nine
Saru

Second, I love strong female characters:
Katherine Pulaski
Kira Nerys
Kathryn Janeway!!!
SNW Uhura
SNW Chapel

Third, I love queer characters:
Guinan
Garak
Jadzia Dax
Adira and Gray

I might have forgotten an awfull lot of equally amiable characters, which doesn’t mean that I don’t love them.

Replicator. First things first.

I found an interesting position there. But there seems to be no discription of the job itself, just of the company. That’s odd.

Most likely IT has restricted MFA to MS Authenticator. I don’t know if there is a workaround or if you should use it if there was. But I can totally understand you. Having no choice sucks.

I heard about it. However, I find the need to reinstall all apps via Obtainium quite painstaking and thus haven’t done so yet. It doesn’t provide auto updates either.

I’m using FOSS app Element for Android.

IMO it isn’t so much about knowing who you are, but where you are, what you do, what you like etc. From that they (e.g. G👀gle) will extrapolate a profile and do whatever they want with it - faked data or not.

Furthermore Fitbit belongs to Google. I wouldn’t use a Google product if I was concerned about privacy.

• F-Droid for FOSS apps

• Aurora for Google Playstore apps

• OSMAnd for navigation

• Oeffi for public transport

• many Simple Mobile Tools apps

• K-9 Mail

• Tor browser

• Shelter for isolating apps

• Tusky for Mastodon

• Jerboa for Lemmy

• Nunti for RSS feeds

• Molly for Signal

• Telegram FOSS

• Aegis for 2FA

• QickDic (dictionary)

• TinyWeather

• Threema Libre (not free)