Aral Balkan19h ago

RE: https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/116378390202896203

If you were wondering whether the phone you paid hundreds of pounds for is yours, it’s not. It’s still Apple’s and they decide what you can do with it.

That isn’t a tool; it’s a shackle.

And no trillion-dollar corporation is your friend.

(I’m tapping this out on what will likely be my last iPhone. Hopefully the EU will get its act together so people without iPhones and Android phones can still do basic things like banking and paying for stuff with their phones by then.)

Show threadJason18h ago

@aral

Time to switch to GrapheneOS, Aral, and reclaim some degree of privacy.

Show threadAral Balkan
@machine I have a drawerful of Linux phones gathering dust so, instead of contributing to landfill, I’m being careful about what I get next. (That and I’m not made of money.) :)
Apr 10 at 8:12amWeb
Show threadAral Balkan17h ago
@machine Cute dog, by the way :)
Show threadJason16h ago

@aral

Thanks. She's a smelly angel! I have 5 spaniels. I swear they think I'm a dog.

I'm not made of money either so thankfully GrapheneOS is free. You don't need me to tell you that now more than ever it's essential to reclaim as much of our privacy as possible and we can only do that by using kit that's reasonably secure. Good luck 👍