Frost<\/a> an free-as-in-freedom Android app.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/08\/frost_themes822263205.png?resize=300%2C525&ssl=1\")
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Why? Because I don’t trust you. You already far too much about me. And knowing your ways of handling and selling the data you collect I’ve decided to confine you as much as possible and this means that I will never install your proprietary client to access your services. <\/strong><\/p>\nI want to keep you confined into softwares that I can trust, such as the Firefox web browser or the Frost client.<\/p>\n
But you keep thinking that my usage of Frost is “suspicious” and keep locking me out. I’m fed up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Facebook, I’ve been accessing your social service using Frost an free-as-in-freedom Android app. Why? Because I don’t trust you. You already far too much about me. And knowing your ways of handling and selling the data you collect I’ve decided to confine you as much as possible and this means that I will never…<\/p>\n
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