So, we are pretty much bound to choose between Android and iOS, because of the whole apps platform thing. I've always considered Google to be evil if not prove

So, we are pretty much bound to choose between Android and iOS, because of the whole apps platform thing. I've always considered Google to be evil if not proven otherwise. It is a simple conflict of interest to trust Google with the user's privacy. They make money by creating profiles on users and serving relevant ads. I'd be an idiot to keep on asking them to play nice and respect my privacy. Apple on the other hand seems to be aligned to respect privacy in principle, and publicly claims it doesn't violate user's privacy. But, there is no way to verify their system because of the proprietary nature. So I treat them as less evil. Before you suggest something like Replicant. They are only slightly better than the feature phones because of the lack of the new and fancy apps and with a label that reads "If you need serious privacy stay away from any telephony-enabled device" http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php So, I guess the only choice is to stay paranoid and not trust your phone with any sensitive private data.