a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader
Unlocked bootloader doesn’t automatically lead to good community ROM support, though.
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tsugu@slrpnk.net 2 months agoWhy should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone than an american iphone.
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 months ago
fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
They are all the same, all spying in you. The only difference between them is who’s doing the spying and to what degree.
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Jokes on you, I use a Windows Fone. /s
x4740N@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You still need to trust the manufacturer
Also the drivers and hardware can be backdoored
AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
A lot of Chinese phones use Snapdragon, so you can rest easy knowing Chinese companies don’t have access to your location or some other bullshit
Meanwhile NSA has their hands up your ass
This entire “technological sinophobia” is nothing but the evolution of yellow peril racism
sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hey, look at this guy! He thinks Qualcomm gives a shit about his privacy!
Both American and Chinese phones use Snapdragon chips. If the American government is spying on you, despite your phone having said Snapdragon, what makes you think the Chinese government doesn’t also have access?
Your whataboutism is slightly concerning.