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by danvittegleo 2898 days ago
Agreed that if lower level hardware is compromised it doesn't matter what you run on top of it, and RattlesnakeOS doesn't protect from that other than keeping components up to date with latest security patches. I think if you are going to buy a dumb flip phone and solder out components for privacy, you are probably better off just not having a phone at all. This project is more about having a useful smartphone experience while still focusing on privacy and security.
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Yeah but everyone needs to use a cellphone in this day an age so if you don't want to be tracked like a sheep then a dumb phone with the microphone and camera removed will do the trick. They(3 letter agencies) can only track you to an approximate location and probably are unable to run it in fake off mode if you want to turn it off.

It's actually pretty liberating to have a purpose driven cellphone to only communicate with.