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I wonder if Stahlman would consider using a FLOSS-only smartphone. He could use wifi only so he doesn't have to give away his location to a cell provider.

tmalsburg2 8y ago
Stallman commented on this here: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2200967/software/software-cell-phones-are-stalin-s-dream-says-free-software-movement-founder.html Quote 1: "I don't have a cell phone. I won't carry a cell phone," says Stallman, founder of the free software movement and creator of the GNU operating system. "It's Stalin's dream. Cell phones are tools of Big Brother. I'm not going to carry a tracking device that records where I go all the time, and I'm not going to carry a surveillance device that can be turned on to eavesdrop." Quote 2: Theoretically, Stallman says, phones that use only free software can protect themselves from the danger of electronic eavesdropping. "If it's all free software, you can probably protect yourself from that, because that's caused by the software in the phone," he says.
majewsky 8y ago
Even a FLOSS-only smartphone cannot protect you from all the surveillance concerns, like remote location tracking using Silent SMS: > In Germany in 2010 almost half a million "silent SMS" messages were sent by the federal police, customs and the secret service "Verfassungsschutz" (offices for protection of the constitution). These silent messages, also known as "silent TMS", "stealth SMS", "stealth ping" or "Short Message Type 0", are used to locate a person and thus to create a complete movement profile. They do not show up on a display, nor trigger any acoustical signal when received. Their primary purpose was to deliver special services of the network operator to any cell phone. The mobile provider, often at the behest of the police, will capture data such as subscriber identification IMSI. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS#Silent_SMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS#Silent_SMS
- icebraining 8y ago
  OP said "wifi-only"; that means no SMSs at all.

tmalsburg2 8y ago

Stallman commented on this here: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2200967/software/software-cell-phones-are-stalin-s-dream-says-free-software-movement-founder.html Quote 1: "I don't have a cell phone. I won't carry a cell phone," says Stallman, founder of the free software movement and creator of the GNU operating system. "It's Stalin's dream. Cell phones are tools of Big Brother. I'm not going to carry a tracking device that records where I go all the time, and I'm not going to carry a surveillance device that can be turned on to eavesdrop." Quote 2: Theoretically, Stallman says, phones that use only free software can protect themselves from the danger of electronic eavesdropping. "If it's all free software, you can probably protect yourself from that, because that's caused by the software in the phone," he says.

majewsky 8y ago

Even a FLOSS-only smartphone cannot protect you from all the surveillance concerns, like remote location tracking using Silent SMS: > In Germany in 2010 almost half a million "silent SMS" messages were sent by the federal police, customs and the secret service "Verfassungsschutz" (offices for protection of the constitution). These silent messages, also known as "silent TMS", "stealth SMS", "stealth ping" or "Short Message Type 0", are used to locate a person and thus to create a complete movement profile. They do not show up on a display, nor trigger any acoustical signal when received. Their primary purpose was to deliver special services of the network operator to any cell phone. The mobile provider, often at the behest of the police, will capture data such as subscriber identification IMSI. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS#Silent_SMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS#Silent_SMS

icebraining 8y ago
OP said "wifi-only"; that means no SMSs at all.