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Private OS for Fairphones (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by msspwn@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Any one know a good custom rom for Fairphones? Is /e/OS a good option?

Are there downsides that arent realy known?

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In essence any de-googled Android fork is valid (/e/OS, LinageOS...). You can also use any Linux for Mobile, eg. Ubuntu mobile and similar, but there is the problem of compatibility if you need certain Android apps.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some dont get security updates. Others still share data with google. As I understand it.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago

Mobile phones are never really secure, but any other than the stock Android is an advance. The worst privacy breaches are the used apps, if they are from Google Play, always check the app permissions in the phone settings, use WiFi only if needed, never store sensitive data in the phone, desactivate localisation/GPS if not needed, usw VPN or at least DNScrypt (InviZible Pro from F-Droid, never from Google Play), check apps with Exodus Privacy, use private chats (Matrix or similar instead of Whatscrap & cia), storing photos in a privacy respecting cloud instead of Google Photos, eg. https://ente.io/, especially always common sense, PEBCAK.