• 1 Post
  • 9 Comments
Joined 3 years ago
Cake day: June 30th, 2023
  • Taalnazi@lemmy.worldOPtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Question about Motorola and Android
    3·
    1 month ago

    CalyxOS was founded by someone who worked for the feds through Raytheon, no? I’m doubtful… granted, he got threatened by the FBI, so there’s that.

    LineageOS or iodéOS are options, the latter being better if what this summary says is true..

    Unfortunately, iodé doesn’t sandbox apps, nor has per-app storage & contact scopes, which are pretty big things. Verified boot is also not thorough, excluding app updates.

    And doesn’t Nothing have a privacy policy where the data that they transfer and store, can be outside the EEA/UK? See point 9 there.

    Samsung is too big tech for me, so that’s out of the question. Asus would be an option, but the short support is indeed questionable.

    Nokia is a possibility, but they got into the AIslop.

  • Taalnazi@lemmy.worldOPtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Question about Motorola and Android
    1·
    1 month ago

    As far as daily drivers go and if your threat model would say your risk is low, I think Fairphone with e/ is a great choice, yeah. I was thinking of the Fairphone 6 for that case, actually.

    But if your threat model is higher, or if you want to support people with higher threat models, or want to prioritise security, I think GOS seems better. My worry is primarily about the ethics of a Motorola or Pixel, considering where Motorola is based and who owns it.

  • Taalnazi@lemmy.worldOPtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Question about Motorola and Android
    21·
    1 month ago

    They are, yes. But it feels all very paradoxical.

    A company owned by a country with pervasive surveillance, set in a country with pervasive surveillance laws, cooperating with a OS developer for anti-surveillance measures.

    Granted, I could see that from places with pervasive surveillance, a need arises for something that removes all that surveillance. But then, would governments not be harsh on that?