A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet

Re:A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet by cyphar on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:28AM (#14236106)

As an aside, not all Android ROMs operate in that way. I'm currently using OmniROM with microG, and none of my information is linked to a Google account (specifically on this phone). All of my contacts and calendar are synced with my NextCloud server using DAVDroid, and I use AOSP or other FDroid-approved apps to access my email, contacts and calendar.

Now, all of that being said that's not to say that the current state of affairs is good (and there's still plenty of other problems) but it's disingenuous to ignore that you have a choice with Android and you don't in North Korea.

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Re:A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet by cryptarch on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:52AM (#14236165)

You have a choice here if you're tech savy and a ROM is available for your specific baseband. I've so far been unlucky with my S6 because I have a rather obscure baseband.

I'm not saying it's anywhere near as bad as living in NK, but the "open" option is not at all known or available to what I'd estimate at 95+% of the population, and many fewer will actually use it.

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Re:A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet by cyphar on Monday May 01, 2017 @04:06AM (#14236194)

Don't get me wrong, the "open" option is complete shit at the moment. The fact that Replicant (and _actually_ free Android distribution) supports so few devices (and has so many caveats) is horrifying. There is effectively no way to use a modern smartphone and also exercise your software freedoms.

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