• Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Here’s an example and why I’m not on a custom ROM. My job has “restaurant credit” as one of the benefits. That’s 200 euros a month in a card that can only be used through Google/Apple pay.

    So either I skip the money or I need a second phone with me all the time.

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      9 months ago

      It may be possible to convince them to offer that another way, if you care about software freedom and they care about what you value.

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        9 months ago

        That’s very short sighted of you. I value my privacy, but 200 euros a month for using a custom ROM it’s a very expensive price. My company values me, but it’s a large company and making exceptions like this is an accountant s nightmare, specially for a benefit that’s not even part of my contract.

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          9 months ago

          I didn’t mean just privacy but software freedom. I would try to avoid that perk if I could afford it.

          I don’t recommend asking for an exception, but for everyone to get the opportunity to get that restaurant perk without needing proprietary software.