On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 10:09:03 -0400, Steven Sullam wrote: > At libreplanet, a vendor, technoethical.com, was selling a secure open > source phone with replicant installed.
I wouldn't call it "secure"; I can't apply that definition to any mobile device at the moment, but Replicant is at a further disadvantage because it doesn't have a community keeping up with security updates. While Replicant 6 is in the works, the existing software is old and Android vulnerabilities are frequent. With that said, I still use it, because freedom to me is more important. So while I can generally trust the software running on my phone not to do anything intentionally malicious, I have no choice but to assume that the device is or can be compromised at any moment, and do not store anything sensitive on it that I can avoid. That's obviously difficult with call history, texts, and photos. I do not know enough about the operating system to make any recommendations. CopperheadOS is attempting to make a dent in the problems, but I don't think they're fully free (proprietary drivers, perhaps)? tl;dr: I still recommend Replicant for freedom's sake, but I'd steer clear of saying "secure". More trustworthy, yes. -- Mike Gerwitz Free Software Hacker+Activist | GNU Maintainer & Volunteer GPG: D6E9 B930 028A 6C38 F43B 2388 FEF6 3574 5E6F 6D05 https://mikegerwitz.com
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