..on Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 04:13:31PM +0200, Marc Juul wrote: > I'm not sure to what extent LineageOS is de-googlified on its own (e.g. > does it use a google server for captive portal detection? i'm not sure) but > https://e.foundation/ seems to have that more as a focus and ships with > microG as an alternative to google services. None of these makes your phone > secure as you still have at least the baseband processor running closed > firmware. You might want to look at librem or pinephone (with reverse > engineered baseband firmware).
I think this needs to be underscored again and again. Our smartphones run two OSs on them, effectively, and so a compromised baseband (RF) firmware - that talks to the kernel of the primary OS - effectively undermines any protection afforded by it and anything. Nonetheless, I too think Lineage hits a sweet spot as an after market firmware. A rooted phone with kernel level firewall, strong filesystem encryption, and careful choices of packages and browser, with appropriate extensions and good VPN, can make for a reasonably secure device. It's just that baseband. Cheers, Julian > On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 3:34 PM Steve Phillips <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > LineageOS is solid. They start with AOSP (the open source core of Android) > > then add a few enhancements. You can decide how degoogled you want it to > > be. I once went too far and Google Maps wouldn't work right in the browser, > > but I dialed that back a little and it was perfect for me. > > > > I recently got a new Android phone and need to switch back to Lineage so > > that Google doesn't auto-steal ("auto-sync") my contacts and more... > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 23:56 Sam de Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all > >> > >> I’ve been doing some research into secure mobile phones. There’s > >> familiarity with ANOM and why not to use it, but there are also other such > >> secure mobile phones. > >> > >> There’s a few out there, or coming soon - such as ‘e > >> <https://e.foundation>’ and OSOM > >> <https://www.droid-life.com/2020/11/16/osom-is-building-a-privacy-phone-that-shouldnt-be-1000/> > >> …. > >> > >> Curious to know if there’s anyone that’s researching this space, or has > >> any opinions on devices like OSOM. > >> > >> Thanks and best, Sam. > >> > >> > >> ————————————————————————— > >> > >> Sam de Silva / CommonEdge > >> -- > >> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major > >> commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you > >> moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, > >> change to digest mode, or change password by emailing > >> [email protected]. > >> > > -- > > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major > > commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you > > moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, > > change to digest mode, or change password by emailing > > [email protected]. > > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial > search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest > mode, or change password by emailing [email protected]. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest mode, or change password by emailing [email protected].
