Top alternative ROMs for your android include http://www.paranoidandroid.co/ and http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ More information on rooting your phone, backing it up first, installing roms, etc can be found at http://www.xda-developers.com/root/ and in their forums, http://forum.xda-developers.com/ I suggest looking up your particular phone's model in the forums, and see what they have for you. Be aware that some of the roms in there can be a little buggy, maybe stick to the established ones?
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Matt McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Google can use a closed source binary module in Chrome and > > > Chromium(!) to eavesdrop: > > > > > > > > > https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/ > > > > > > Will we need a "no Android" policy for PLUG meetings? > > > My doctor wife may no longer allow "smart" phones into > > > the patient exam room. > > > > On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 11:11:23AM -0700, King Beowulf wrote: > > > > > Now that its been identified, the offending code can be easily stripped > > out. > > > > This is true for properly developed Chromium on a Linux > > non-phone computer, but what about Android, which is what > > I wrote about? Are there functional open-source builds that > > can replace stock AndroidOS on a store-bought Android phone? > > > > My concern is living in a sea of spy phones operated by the > > clueless for the benefit of the spy agencies. I worry enough > > about my ancient Nokia flip-phone. > > > > Keith > > > > P.S. not relevant to much, but my wife's office has ancient > > Cisco VOIP phones which are poorly designed, and make loud > > noises when a cell phone operates nearby. Nearby cell phones > > generate a lot of RF when they transmit, so this can be > > detected easily. This would be a handy feature for a later > > version of the Blackphone. > > > > -- > > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] > > > > > > I don't know about Chrome/Chromium replacement, but there are several other > browsers available including FireFox for Android, but not sure if this kind > of shenanigans is going on there as well or not. > > As far as replacing Android OS, there are (depending on your device), many > ROMs available out there, which are for the most part based on Android Open > Source Project (AOSP), which is the most open and "pure" version of Android > available, it is what Google develops directly, and is similar to what you > would find on a Nexus device. A store bought branded Android phone runs > the carrier/manufacturer's modified version (Samsung, Moto, LG, HTC, all > add their own touches, as well as the carriers VZW, ATT, TMo, Sprint, etc). > > There is a fork I suppose you could call it, of AOSP, called Replicant, and > is meant to be as open as possible. > http://www.replicant.us/ > > As for the apps, you could use Google's aside from Chrome, or you could go > with F-Droid, which is a completely open source repository. > https://f-droid.org/ > > > HTH and FWIW > > > > > > > > > Matt M. > LinuxKnight > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
