I’ve been looking into moving towards a more privacy friendly OS on my phones; I’ve been deGoogling my phones to the maximum extension I can manage, deactivating stock apps and putting in as much FOSS possible.
But what other options are there out there?
I don’t want to go full out into Linux Phone territory, as I am not tech savvy enough to maintain a phone on that line, and I have two bank and a carrier applications I would like to keep using.
As I write this, Murena and their /e/ OS seems to be a good option, as they have some accessibly priced equipments and the OS itself seems to be a clean(er) Android.
That is a lot of trust put upon banks.
We have something similar in my country but it is the State that issues it; it serves as an authenticator for State services and connected entities.
For online payments and the sort, there are several systems in place. One very useful is issuing single-use, prepaid, cards for online use.