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Is it time to flat out abandon smartphones?

• AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  A dumb phone might not be much better. There wouldn't be a camera for them to get, but they might still be able to get the microphone.
  • ragnese 3y ago
    Maybe fewer avenues for them to activate the microphone, though.
  • dredmorbius 3y ago
    Many dumb phones have off switches (which actually work), or better: removable batteries. (You can simply break the circuit with a piece of paper between the battery terminal and phone contact for convenience.)
• pessimizer 3y ago
  It has always been, because they were never open systems. I'm waiting for when it isn't socially unacceptable to ask people not to bring their phones when they visit.