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Interesting that people in sensitive positions would use foreign made smartphones. Surely they are Russian companies that manufacture at least low end Android p

Interesting that people in sensitive positions would use foreign made smartphones. Surely they are Russian companies that manufacture at least low end Android phones?

theaudacityofyw 3y ago
Android would still be running Google so I guess it's a risk either way. At least Apple seem to be more secure by default without any user config. Looked this up and there is indeed a Russian company called Ayya, making smartphones with a switch to disable the microphone. It'll also be changing from Android to a domestically made OS, it seems. https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/russia-ayya-t1-smartphone-running-custom-aurora-os-563869.html https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/russia-ayya-t1-sm...
- malermeister 3y ago
  Doesn't need to be a Google version of Android. Since it's open source, there's plenty of non-Google forks, such as this one, focusing on privacy and security: https://grapheneos.org/ https://grapheneos.org/
enkid 3y ago
This was delivered by a remote exploit, not a supply chain issue. How would buying a domestically produced phone prevent this?
- kop316 3y ago
  There's an entire section in the article titled: "Russia accuses Apple of colluding with the NSA". I would assume if the FSB isn't just blowing smoke, then your question is answered.
stonepresto 3y ago
I assume the norm, or at least what they want to be the norm, is Huawei, Oppo, or Xiaomi. Regardless of what manufacturer or OS you use, it will not protect you from motivated nation states or companies like NSO. If you are truly concerned for your life, especially in authoritarian regimes, don't carry a phone.