I guess many people on this mailinglist are using a smartphone,
regardless of the downsides. More and more services are only fully
accessible via smartphone, at least where Im from. Employers force you
to. In 2020 we are probably going to see two new smartphones capable of
running software based on the mainline linux kernel: pinephone an
librem5. Im interested technically and security wise.
I'm curious about peoples view on this from a qubes/security perspective.
Two articles that will get you up to speed, first on hardware, second on
software.
https://tuxphones.com/yet-another-librem-5-and-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/
https://fam-ribbers.com/2019/12/28/State-of-Linux-on-mobile-and-common-misconceptions.html
Currently I'd say
- dont mix security domains on your smartphone that you dont mix on
qubes (ie if you have separate qubes for work mail and private mail on
your laptop, dont put work and private mail together on the same
smartphone). This is hard though. Do people walk around with 3 or more
smartphones?
- smartphones are less secure than qubes or well maintained regular
linux pc's
Things I wonder about:
- Is there a possibility that we are in the foreseeable future going to
see Qubes-level security (domain separation by baremetal virtualisation)
on a smartphone/ARM? Is there an effort being made?
- Does the arrival of mainline linux on smartphones and other
developments around pinephone/librem5 change anything for Qubes users in
particular and security conscious people in general?
- Can we put more trust in these new phones than in current phones?
- Particular strategies for using the smartphone next to qubes in a safe
way that arent commonly known.
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