Mastodawn

open[mobile]Jun 5

OnePlus Nord N30 now available!

https://openmobile.us/store/opn30/

We can *finally* offer a device with *8GB of RAM and a headphone jack!*

Of course debloated and #degoogle 'd with #iodéOS thanks to @iode !

#iode #privacy #iodeOS

open[mobile]May 22

iodé May 21

Stock Googled Android stores multiple cookies and identifiers in the OS (outside the browser) even when no #bigtech apps have ever been opened. No consent is sought for storing any of this data and there is no opt out, in violation of privacy regulations:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016740482600026X

To #degoogle it is not enough to simply disable all of the #google software, one must use a fully degoogled OS, like iodéOS.
#digitalsovereignty #yourdatayourrules #privacymatters

open[mobile]May 21

iodé May 19

"Living without Google is easier than expected"

https://cyberinsider.com/iodeos-review-privacy-focused-android-that-doesnt-get-in-your-way/

#degoogle #digitalsovereignty

iodéOS review: Privacy-focused Android that doesn’t get in your way

A look into iodéOS a privacy-oriented Android-based OS that focuses on reducing user tracking and dependence on Google services.

CyberInsider

open[mobile]May 19

RE: https://mastodon.social/@openmobile/116132229724379774

Well, this aged badly 🙂 (our old prices, that is!)

We now have excellent condition / lightly used Moto G 5G (2024) *in stock, ready to ship with our own builds of iodéOS for **$199**! (as always, free shipping, no tax as we just "eat" that for you.... yummy?)

https://openmobile.us/store/mg24/

Tip of the hat to @iode for providing the foundation for a truly open #degoogle lifestyle where ads, trackers, and spam calls are kicked to the curb!

#degoogle #privacy #iodeOS

open[mobile]May 11

Top Tier Moto! Motorola Edge (2024) #degoogle 'd with iodéOS from @iode

https://openmobile.us/store/me24/

Ready to ship for $319, or buy *brand new* / only opened to install #iodeOS for $399!

open[mobile]May 8

iodé May 7

Once again, Google violates user trust, by nonconsentually adding 4GB of processor-hungry AI to their web browser: https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

Aside from the privacy concerns, the consequences for sustainability are significant: processors put under this kind of strain hurt performance, use up energy, and reduce the life of batteries and devices.

Happily, there are great alternatives to big tech that you CAN trust:

https://blog.iode.tech/degoogle-your-private-life-5-private-web-browsing-and-search/

#enshittification #chrome #degoogle

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!

Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude Desktop case I wrote about last month, but the scale is between two and three orders of magnitude larger. This article does the legal analysis and, for the first time, the environmental analysis. The numbers are not small.

That Privacy Guy!

open[mobile]May 1

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116495182954751415

What we learned in #Minnesota the past several months is that the "easiest path of access" by **certain groups that are very "cold" sounding** looking to track you down regardless of your rights is from the "Big Tech connected phone" right in your pocket.

Sadly we aren't alone.

The time is past due for a move away from Big Tech and a move to #iodéOS from @iode!

https://openmobile.us/store

#stopice #degoogle

open[mobile]Apr 30

𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘 Apr 30

How to #degoogle should be taught in schools.
Am I right or am I right?

#onlineprivacy #privacymatters #privacyfirst

open[mobile]Apr 21

We're happy to announce that we *finally* have the OnePlus Nord N20 with @iode available in our store for $204 (free shipping in the USA)!

This is probably the best value we have to start your #degoogle lifestyle!

https://openmobile.us/store/opn20/

Getting here took 10 days of back and forth (and back and forth!) with OnePlus to unlock the bootloader. But it is in *pristine* condition with only *very* slight screen burn-in. Add a bit more if you want one without that.

Long live the #headphone jack!

open[mobile]Apr 15

Rik Shaw Apr 15

@killyourfm or others, wondering if I can pick your brain(s) a bit on *how / where* to place effort in raising awareness for my new business, @openmobile (and thus @iode as a preferred open source / #deGoogle option)?

The thing is there is a *really big deGoogle player* (you may know of their recently announced partnership with Motorola, for example).

But there are some key reasons I do not prefer their direction myself and am not too enthusiastic to promote them to others.

open[mobile] website	https://openmobile.us
open[mobile] store	https://openmobile.us/store/