• tsugu@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Why should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader than an american iphone.

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      2 months ago

      a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader

      Unlocked bootloader doesn’t automatically lead to good community ROM support, though.

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      They are all the same, all spying in you. The only difference between them is who’s doing the spying and to what degree.

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      You still need to trust the manufacturer

      Also the drivers and hardware can be backdoored

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        A lot of Chinese phones use Snapdragon, so you can rest easy knowing Chinese companies don’t have access to your location or some other bullshit

        Meanwhile NSA has their hands so far up your ass you need a guest appearance on The Muppets

        This entire “technological sinophobia” is nothing but the evolution of yellow peril racism

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          Hey, look at this guy! He thinks Qualcomm gives a shit about his privacy!

          Both American and Chinese phones use Snapdragon chips. If the American government is spying on you, despite your phone having said Snapdragon, what makes you think the Chinese government isn’t also spying?

          Your whataboutism is slightly concerning, it’s not like China is also home to Hauwei or anything…