chasteinsect@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 days agoGrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look backwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkGrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look backwww.androidauthority.comchasteinsect@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square36linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·edit-27 days agoIt always seemed odd to me that you needed a pixel. I know it’s for reasons but google is an anti-privacy company at it’s core. If they can break away from Google I will buy one next.
minus-squarechasteinsect@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoDepends who they go with. I for one would not be a fan of buying a Chinese phone but it will probably be Chinese.
minus-squarelentildrop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoI mean does it really matter if they offer all the hardware security features and it’s running with GrapheneOS, which is FOSS There’s nothing inherently less secure about a device just because it’s Chinese lol
minus-squarechasteinsect@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoFrom a privacy / security POV you’re probably right but I just don’t want to support Chinese companies right now, at least where possible.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoYou mean Taiwanese, right? Chinese components, American components. All made in Taiwan!
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoWell Qualcomm chips are made in Taiwan. Most of the phones are actually made in China or India (PCBs and assembly) I believe.
It always seemed odd to me that you needed a pixel. I know it’s for reasons but google is an anti-privacy company at it’s core.
If they can break away from Google I will buy one next.
Depends who they go with. I for one would not be a fan of buying a Chinese phone but it will probably be Chinese.
I mean does it really matter if they offer all the hardware security features and it’s running with GrapheneOS, which is FOSS
There’s nothing inherently less secure about a device just because it’s Chinese lol
From a privacy / security POV you’re probably right but I just don’t want to support Chinese companies right now, at least where possible.
You mean Taiwanese, right?
Chinese components, American components. All made in Taiwan!
Well Qualcomm chips are made in Taiwan. Most of the phones are actually made in China or India (PCBs and assembly) I believe.