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two mobile phones in 2025 is a must.

one, new handset for media can have the ai spying on you and everything around you but you can keep it in a small faraday bag for 10$ for most of thr time you don't need it

a second one should be with nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5 to boost your privacy

keep only nostr on it, no other socials

use vpn and pay for it with bitcoin, vpn providers that accept no bitcoin/monero are useless

if you want to gain a higher level of privacy get a second hand pinephone/pro and flash it with fresh linux distro of your choice. you can purchase those for 50$ on ebay if you're lucky. the new one ate sold out. they used to cost <200$ brand new

no socials except nostr and vpn, keep it simple

turn off camera on you pinephone, and microphone using security switches, turn off LTE module and do not put a sim card. connect via wifi to the other phones.

if you are an investigating journalist your opsec goes higher

forget whatsapp never put it on your privacy phone

telegram is far from good - if you need to use it, make sure you chat with others using telegram feature "secret chat"

for the signal app start a new account with no phone number just the login

IMPORTANT

any app that asks for a mobile phone number is your enemy and can only go to the generic phone with ai spying on you

use nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 in incognito mode

how to communicate without the phone that can be easily tracked and bloated with malware?

get lora/meshtastic device like lilly t-deck on aliexpress for 50$ it connects with radio networks for encrypted messaging (get a version without GPS)

connect a little dongle via usb to communicate.

make the signal stronger with the antennas

you might ask the question when can I just go outside with a device that has no sim, and connects me with bitcoiners on nostr and ecash payments?

oh this year, stay tuned

welcome to the project #loranostr 😎

GrapheneOS 1y ago

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqlwsmhk9t2le9see32l006khunnk6qpxxs30enke3d8lykcd6wstq9f4y79 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqexv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9cs8luyws

You could have a 2nd GrapheneOS device if you wanted to keep the mainstream apps and sandboxed Google Play entirely separate at a hardware level but you can still use GrapheneOS for it. Nearly all apps can be used on GrapheneOS. A small but unfortunately growing number are banning using any aftermarket OS with the Play Integrity API but we plan to get it stopped.

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GrapheneOS 1y ago

Pinephones have very poor hardware and firmware security. The software is also a huge downgrade from the privacy and security of iOS or AOSP. Despite the misleading marketing, the reality is that it has far less secure hardware components including the cellular radio and worse isolation. Connecting a cellular radio via USB greatly raises attack surface.

2140.wtf #blockworkgallery 1y ago

I was writing about using lora devices connected via USB OTG instead of Bluetooth

pinephone has extension module allowing for a back cover to be featured with the small lora antenna connected directly via pins on PCB

speaking about the Lora/meshtastic

any thoughts about the Lilygo t-deck device based on #esp32 ?

2140.wtf #blockworkgallery 1y ago

good point with the second device, still much better than being tracked by Google or with most recent news Apple Siri ;)

I had in mind those going after fancy folding phones

the top tier phones are shipped with the ai and soon everything else will have it all way down to the low price range so the best solution is to have GraphenOS device instead but not every phone out there can handle it outside of pixel family just yet.

I went through the link you shared

https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices

it makes a lot of sense indeed