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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
: Strong: Purism Librem 5
Better
Concrete options with better qualities,
which requires technical help or patience.
Phone
: Weak [tricky]: Refurbished Nokia N900
: Medium: [tricky start]: Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) w/ /e/ OS
: Medium: [tricky start]: Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo (s5neolte) w/ /e/ OS
: Medium [soon]: [teracube][Teracube 2e phone] w/ /e/ OS
: Strong: Purism Librem 5 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 helps ensure longevity