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OnePlus phone fanbois flock for a shiny phondle

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you can "apply" to be invited......which means being added to their customer database, by which you become part of their marketable data.

By selling only direct to customers through "invitation" they can be sure they have captured the details of ALL their end-users. With Android or iPhone you can fudge your identity if you use fake e-mail addresses as accounts meaning that while Apple / Google are abstracting your data, you can prevent them from finding your actual real ID. However with this application sales method, the sellers know your ID before you even get the phone - and the phone ID can be paired to your real ID

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