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@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +# Shopping advices + +Security for the sake of others +: NSA and processor-based randomness + +Lack of security +: phones where modem can read system memory + +Weak design +: bluetooth keyboard +: Speculation in recent CPUs + + +## Easy + +Concrete options with the least hassle. + +Phone +: Weak: A "feature-phone" (i.e. non-smart phone), e.g. from Nokia +: Medium: A smart phone [w/ /e/ OS preinstalled][e shop] +: Strong: Purism [Librem 5][librem phone] + + +## Better + +Concrete options with better qualities, +which requires technical help or patience. + +Phone +: Weak [tricky]: Refurbished [Nokia N900][n900] +: Medium: [tricky start]: Refurbished [Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300)][i9300] w/ /e/ OS +: Medium: [tricky start]: Refurbished [Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo (s5neolte)][s5neolte] w/ /e/ OS +: Medium [soon]: [teracube][Teracube 2e phone] w/ /e/ OS +: Strong: Purism [Librem 5][librem phone] w/ Debian + + +## Shops + +[e shop] sells new and refurbished smart phones w/ /e/ OS preinstalled. + +[bluecity] sells refurbished smart phones in Denmark and Sweden. + + + +# Trust paths + + * Debian secured by PGP Web-of-Trust + * Debian operates transparently - "Security through mockery" + * Free software - "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" + * [Open Source Hardware][oshw] helps ensure [longevity][ifixit] + + +[bluecity]: https://www.bluecity.dk/ + "online shop selling refurbished smart phones" + +[e shop]: https://esolutions.shop/ + "online shop selling new/refurbished smart phones with /e/ OS preinstalled" + +[n900]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900 + "N900, by Nokia" + +[i9300]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III + "Galaxy S3 (i9300), by Samsung" + +[s5neolte]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S5#Neo + "Galaxy S5 Neo (s5neolte), by Samsung" + +[teracube]: https://myteracube.com/pages/teracube-2e + "Teracube 2e, by Teracube" + +[librem phone]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5 + "Librem phone, by Purism" + +[oshw]: https://www.oshwa.org/definition/ + "Open Source Hardware definition by OSHWA (Open Source Hardware Alliance)" + +[ifixit]: https://www.ifixit.com/ + "IFIXIT - The free repair guide for everything, written by everyone" @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ + * Cherry-pick apps from anarcat + <https://anarc.at/hardware/phone/fairphone2/> |