Does it really make a difference when everyone carries a smart phone and has a wireless router in the house?
Given the French police recently activated some bullshit riot prevention laws to backdoor and activate phones microphones and cameras we know they have the capability.
And WiFi signals can be used to literally map out your entire families' movements in and around your home it's wild.
Does running a privacy OS like Graphene or Calyx with a VPN behind Tor and a no KYC eSIM mitigate or eliminate that threat?
we should be concerned about all invasions of privacy, but your phone's camera can't be remotely activated without first infecting the device and the wifi tracking within a home is a targeted attack and not one that fits most people's threat models. do what is best for you and learn more about the threats from which you wish to protect yourself.
My understanding is the French feds had no issue simply enacting a law that allowed them to remotely activate microphones and cameras. Whether that means they always had the capacity or need to hijack devices with zero days/backdoors I can't be sure but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they simply had remote access handed to them on a plate.
We desperately need open source, open hardware phones with something like graphene os. Otherwise I think it's safe to assume the feds have root access to all devices.
"Otherwise I think it's safe to assume the feds have root access to all devices. "
i think it's over the top to assume this, but everyone should do as they please.
You can disable all of the tracking in these things. Use GrapheneOS for starters
