theoretically you should be right but there’s software hidden in the hardware that you can’t uninstall or modify that could (hypothetically) be surveilling you. like in the networking equipment that’s inside the phone.
realistically, i think the chances for that happening are actually very low, also because the networking firmware could only see your encrypted data packets, but it could still figure out the IP addresses that you communicate with. i’d rate it a none/low risk level. your ISP could also surveill you in the same way, with probably less technical difficulty. also you could circumvent that by using VPN.
also people can actually check what the networking firmware actually sends through the air (you need special equipment to intercept the packages mid-air) so it’s risky for them to do it because they could be caught and exposed.
No one knows what is in the broadcom 5g blobs, it could have all sorts of nefarious shit which it most likely does. Its too easy and tempting of a target for some government not to bribe their way in.
Isn’t Motorola basically Chinese?
It is owned by Lenovo, make of that what you will.
Google is also basically American. Make of that what you will.
I don’t need two data siphons on my phone draining battery /j :p
I want the full stack lenovo linux compatibility. Motorola for phones, lenovo for everything else.
So what if it is? Replace the stock OS with GrapheneOS and it doesn’t matter who manufactures the phone.
Except we know hardware backdoors are a thing.
The whole mobile ecosystem is a giant hardware backdoor on every phone. I think it’s too late now to change anything on that level.
theoretically you should be right but there’s software hidden in the hardware that you can’t uninstall or modify that could (hypothetically) be surveilling you. like in the networking equipment that’s inside the phone.
realistically, i think the chances for that happening are actually very low, also because the networking firmware could only see your encrypted data packets, but it could still figure out the IP addresses that you communicate with. i’d rate it a none/low risk level. your ISP could also surveill you in the same way, with probably less technical difficulty. also you could circumvent that by using VPN.
also people can actually check what the networking firmware actually sends through the air (you need special equipment to intercept the packages mid-air) so it’s risky for them to do it because they could be caught and exposed.
No one knows what is in the broadcom 5g blobs, it could have all sorts of nefarious shit which it most likely does. Its too easy and tempting of a target for some government not to bribe their way in.
Better than the alternatives at this rate, unless there is an EU alternative.
Fairphone, Nothing, or Shift would have been my preferred options. But anything non Google is a plus.
Fairphone is meh.
Neat idea but lackluster execution.
Is there any phone besides the Pixel or iPhone (I will never buy Samsung), that has a comparable camera performance?
I have a FP6 and I’m very happy with it, haven’t had any issues with their hardware
I am happy with FP5 as well. Friends have the FP6 with murena and the microphone is increbly bad - do you/did you have the same problem?
How strange, no my microphone is absolutely fine, but I’m currently using regular Android not /e/OS
What OS are you running on it?
Just regular android at the moment
And that is totally fair and valid.
Got my first google phone and I am disappointed. Just wanted a good camera had to get into bed with the devil