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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Android 15 will run Bluetooth with your phone still turned off. (security.googleblog.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I saw this on infinity for Reddit earlier, I don't know if there's a workaround for this or not.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bank on Firefox web browser on phone or computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately many require 2FA with their app to log in via web browser

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Doubt that. Banks officially always have a fully offline paperwork process as well. Every bank. So smartphone involvement is not mandatory, you could have a dumbphone with SMS capability for 2FA.

We are just used to and blinded by convenience in our sedentary lives.