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I was considering a Pixel 8a when it's released, now I'm not so sure. Not really keen on a mobile botnet.
by encom 3y ago
I was considering a Pixel 8a when it's released, now I'm not so sure. Not really keen on a mobile botnet.
- nolist_policy 3y agoIMHO if you cary around anything that contains a cellular modem you're fair game anyways.
- TheSkyHasEyes 3y agoThe if here is some phones can be turned off and not transmit anything, at all.
- nolist_policy 3y agoModems are usually directly connected to the battery rail, because (so the saying goes) they have high peak power consumption.
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- Aerbil313 3y agoI once built a cell phone from scratch. They do have high peak power consumption, and I did connect it to the battery rail directly, along with some capacitors to handle the surges.
- bigiain 3y agoI have a Pinephone, which has hardware switches to turn off potential privacy destroying features. But it's even more secure than that - them made it so it's such a poor phone that I never managed to get it into use as a daily driver phone for more than a day or two at a time! The most private device is one you never bother carrying!
- fsflover 3y agoOn my phone, the modem can be killed with a hardware kill switch.
- nolist_policy 3y agoWhich one? I have a Pinephone and it is a great device. It's just not a good phone.
- fsflover 3y agoLibrem 5.
- alwayslikethis 3y agoIf you need to worry about cellular tracking, you should either carry your phone in a faraday bag or carry a dumb phone whose battery can be taken out.