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My only qualm with recommending iPhone only is it doesn't take into account other countries where it's unaffordable for a journalist to own one. I know a group

My only qualm with recommending iPhone only is it doesn't take into account other countries where it's unaffordable for a journalist to own one. I know a group of journalists in Venezuela for whom an iPhone is simply far too expensive. Import controls in many countries make it this way. I know another group in another country where the exchange rate and low wages make even a $50/year VPN is unaffordable. Would be great to see some good guides that take into account the challenges that others outside of the states will face. Perhaps these guides may not have that audience in mind though. Maybe if these guides had a link to a good guide for securing your Android device the best you can, it would serve help those who are financially restrained.

csydas 10y ago
I appreciate this sentiment but I think that requires a specialized document since it'd be focusing on general encryption and data protection tools. My limited understanding of the Android ecosystem is also that the fragmentation makes it very difficult to have a comprehensive guide for Android, since what is applicable on device A may not be applicable for device B, whereas with iOS, "turn on these settings" is applicable across the entire ecosystem. I think it's just the difficulty of having a comprehensive and simple reference document for Android, regardless of cost. The same regional difficulties even for specific device recommendations makes such a comparable document difficult, as not all phones are easily purchasable in all regions. So it's definitely something that needs attention, but the low-cost-secure doc may be more difficult than it seems at first blush.