# 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"