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I have Xiaomi. I doubt it can "censor" me as the only time my phone connects to internet is to download map updates to OsmAnd offline navigation software. The r
by FpUser 5y ago
I have Xiaomi. I doubt it can "censor" me as the only time my phone connects to internet is to download map updates to OsmAnd offline navigation software. The rest of the time it functions as just a phone. I do not even have data plan. I have another spare phone where I keep software that controls my various gadgets like drone etc.
- daxuak 5y agoOne short technical description I've read said that it's a built-in filter thing (local database that only updates occassionally) and you won't see a lot of internet traffic related to the censorship. Xiaomi ships different builds for regions. Some of them might be genuinely ok devices. The problem is you never know what you've got without an audit and some trust. Better just avoid them altogether.
- FpUser 5y agoYou do not get something. It can not "censor" me because I do not use it online at all. They can put any spyware they want. It just won't matter in my case. I use my PC for online acvtivities. The phone is off the Internet.
- daxuak 5y agoI'm afraid that is not a common case for Xiaome's customer base.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> The rest of the time it functions as just a phone. A decade ago people on for example Slashdot used to talk about how they wanted a phone that was ‘just a phone’. That sounds silly these days because people hardly ever use the phone any more, over using various text apps. A phone that just phones would be a useless device to 99.99% of people.
- FpUser 5y agoI understand but I do not give a flying fuck about what 90% or whatever is thinking about the subject. It is useful for me and that is all that matters to me. The others can and do make their own choices.
- chrisseaton 5y agoLol so why post on a thread about how it impacts others if you don’t care and it doesn’t impact you? Why are you here?