Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information with US Chip-Maker

Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by JohnFen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:42PM (#35703000)

There are additional, similar, issues that come with using smartphone apps as well. Just using Librem doesn't resolve the overall issue for me.

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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by fsflover on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:45PM (#35703048)

These issues have to be solved one by one. Giving up because there are more fights ahead is unwise. BTW Librem 5 is my daily driver.

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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by JohnFen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:49PM (#35703142)

I've been fighting this stuff for years. At some point, the best way to fight is just to stop giving them money.

The cost/benefit ratio of having a smartphone is no longer favorable, so I won't have one. That seems like a reasonable stance. I don't know what's unwise about it -- whether or not I own a smartphone will not affect the world in any way.

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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by fsflover on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:58PM (#35703298)

> whether or not I own a smartphone will not affect the world in any way

But it will: in addition to not giving money to Qualcomm and co, I am giving money to the alternatives and constantly reminding all banks and organizations that alternative systems exist apart from the duopoly (whenever they offer me their apps).

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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by JohnFen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @01:09PM (#35703486)

I figure that to the extent anybody is paying attention, I am reminding everyone that there is at least some business being lost because of their abusive practices.

I don't need to go to all the hassle of trying to validate what phones and apps are safe or not to make the point.

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