Mark McCarron Nathan Freitas <[email protected]> wrote: >On 12/07/2013 07:59 PM, Mark McCarron wrote: >> I would be wary of Android. Its is complex to secure given the >closed nature of most handsets. > >Do you have a mobile OS of choice that you feel is more trustworthy, or >are you referring to smartphones in general? >
It is the closed nature of the device that leaves a sense of distrust. With respect to the OS, I don't think any OS could be declared safe without some form of analysis by AI specifically designed to review code and test against hardware. I would like to see an open source effort to deliver such testing and certification. >> Unless manufactures provide the complete source, tools to flash >chips, proper docs on chips and devices unlocked, I would never use >such device for secure access to Tor. > >Do you hold your desktop/laptop computing manufacturers to the same >standard? > I would really like to. >> Presuming these devices have been designed to be accessible by >governments is a wise bet. It probably the real reason behind devices >not providing root access or the ability to do custom installs and the >various laws to enforce that. > >You might be interested in our work documenting and teaching people how >to build as free and secure as possible mobile computing devices on >Android tablets without basebands: >https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/libro/wiki > >+n I will check it out, thanks, -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
