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Just use Briar or SimpleX instead of this clowns’ service with no perfect forward secrecy

Smart TVs are some scary shit, like seriously. All the stuff they record and set home is extremely concerning

Samsung TVs also notoriously do this. Even if you don’t connect them to anything yourself, they will look for insecure Wifi accesspoints to upload their spying data to

Then Proton seems to be the only usable VPN for anyone who Torrents and gives a shit about seeding. (Only scumbags don’t seed)

At least out of the three privacy oriented ones you mentioned that at least has OSS clients IIRC

I think there is also

https://opensource.builders/

and for the more privacy conscious the wonderful:

https://www.privacyguides.org/

They have Google in their

Proceed with caution!

The following manufacturers require an online account and/or a waiting period before unlocking.

section, despite you not having to do either of those to unlock your phone to install e.g. GrapheneOS?

If you dislike impressionist art, would you still go to a museum exhibition on that topic and then get angry at the curators?

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It locks out anyone who is not from a privileged rich country tho

I just use LibreWolf and Ironfox

The USA has been the “big brother” for pretty much all of NATO to listen to since the Marshall plan…

Just look how the EU cowed to your gov’s tarif demands recently.

The EU only cares about blocking the private sector from getting their citizen’s data. They actively harm privacy when it’s about government access

Arguably, 2nd hand private sellers would have bought it anyway and you are just saving e-waste at that point

Of course: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/24134-devices-lacking-standard-privacysecurity-patches-and-protections-arent-private

Edit: this one as well https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-support

You can donate to GrapheneOS and I highly doubt that the hardware of the Fairphone is open

e/OS is a joke btw

I would think that private buyers buy a phone they are gonna use and then sell it once they don’t use it anymore 🧠

I suppose, but Fairphones are a security and thus a privacy nightmare. As soon as you cross a border or police get your phone, e/OS and CalyxOS are virtually useless

Arguably, 2nd hand private sellers would have bought it anyway and you are just saving e-waste at that point

Ok this is gonna blow your mind, you can buy used or refurbished Pixels

We should ban knifes BC they enable people to cut their wrist in the first place!!!