Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone?

Posted by probo23 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:23AM
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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by robcohen on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:59AM (#21514094)

Cellphones unfortunately are not compatible with privacy. A laptop connected to the internet via WiFi is the only secure mobile option. Even with an open source GSM FPGA, you would be limited to 2G, and you probably want 4G.

The option just doesn’t exist.

Librem 5 is the closest option, but still the cell companies will sell your location.

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by dingojohnsons on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:49AM (#21514499)

Would rotating prepaid SIM cards on a monthly/quarterly basis help with this?

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by robcohen on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @11:41AM (#21515489)

No, because KYC is required for all SIMs.

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by SamReidHughes on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:36PM (#21517888)

Maybe in your country, but that is not the case in every country.

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by oil25 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @01:35PM (#21516701)

I'm happy with LineageOS running on a Pixel, no Play Services and only open source applications installed over adb.

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by pizzaparty2 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @12:11PM (#21515793)

Ubuntu Touch is 100% garbage. I tried it for a few months.

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Re:Ask HN: Best privacy focused cell phone? by tez12 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @04:19AM (#21522335)

Agree

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