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Wm.son<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a>It's a little late, but any reviews on the pixel 7? I killed my s20 today and this is what the Verizon guy suggested. I hate hate hate getting a new phone, btw. Not good with tech stuff. I'm finding my way around it. But it's not ideal. I dislike that Google is everywhere

NNNBonus round: if the idea of running open-source Android on your phone interests you, check-out GrapheneOS.  It mostly only runs on the Pixel series, and only while they are still supported by Google, raising costs to the $50/year range.  But it is possibly the most secure phone operating system you can use.<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a>

NNNA Pixel 6a (for example) costs $121, can run with Google support for 2 years, then will probably be supported by LineageOS for at-least another 5.  This can bring cost down <$25/year... if you can keep your phone in one piece that long!<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a>

NNNOpen-source Android software called "LineageOS" can make  inexpensive phones last many years (search "lineageOS devices" for compatible models).  This also gives monthly security updates, and runs faster without "bloatware."Initial install of LineageOS can require running special software to unlock the bootloader. But Pixel phones are unlocked, so are the easiest to install LineageOS on, and are so cheap, there's not much point in buying the older ones. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a>

NNNTypical phones get an annual security patch. Our family decided to use phones until 12 months after the last patch (when it would have received a patch, if still supported)We search "end-of-life <brand>" & compare years vs price on Swappa. i.e: a Galaxy A25 5G has 3.5 years support left (so: 4.5 years usable by our standard), and costs $163 or $36/year. A Pixel 6A costs $121 and 4 usable years (=$30/yr)We can find supported Android phones <$50/year, or Apple <$100/yr<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a>

NNNCell phones go out of support too fast, leaving you with the choice between "expensive & wasteful", or "insecure". Our family uses two strategies to minimize the cost, with reasonable security: maximizing years of support per-dollar; or using open-source software.(1/5)<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a>

Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3What guidelines is anyone aware of about using <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/GMRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GMRS</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/FRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FRS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/ht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ht</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/radios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radios</a> at <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> vs. <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a> ? The media has reported that the <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/insurrectionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insurrectionists</a> used them. What about us? <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/far-right-extremism-radio-jan-6.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/far-right-extremism-radio-jan-6.html</a>

fluffy 💜busybee: fluffy rambles: Cellphone dependency <a href="https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/13866-Cellphone-dependency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/13866-Cellphone-dependency</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cellphones</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/ModernLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModernLife</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a>

AJ Sadauskas<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> One of the big fuckups for BlackBerry was just the delays in getting BlackBerry 10, plus the Z10 and Q10, to market.I got to use BB10 for a couple of months, and it was nice. It was built on QNX, with a modern swipe/gesture based UI built with Qt. Arguably a better OS than the iOS and Android releases at that same time.There was a feature called the Hub, which wax a unified inbox for your email messages, social posts, and text messages. Plus a modern app store, and separate personal/work profiles built into the OS.There was a version without a physical keyboard (Z10) and with (Q10).The problem is they didn't start working on it until 2010, and BB10 wasn't released until 2013.For about two years before BB10 came out, BlackBerry didn't release any new phones.Had BB10 come out earlier, it *might* have saved the company.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Blackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackberry</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Crackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crackberry</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phones</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphones</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BB10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BB10</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blackberry10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackberry10</a>

BakersRelay<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/OlVirginny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OlVirginny</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VAPol</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cellphones</a> From CNN.com: ‘It was so freeing’: How a cellphone ban is changing life at a Virginia high school<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/us/school-cellphone-ban-virginia?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/us/school-cellphone-ban-virginia?cid=ios_app</a>

Schneier on Security RSSCell Phone OPSEC for Border CrossingsI have heard stories of more aggressive interrogation of electronic devices at US border crossings. I know a lot about securing computers, but very little about securing phones. Are there easy ways to delete data—files, photos, etc.&#... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/operationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#operationalsecurity</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a>

KyleHanne Zaruma <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cellphones?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/y2k?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#y2k</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/artist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/magazine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magazine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/magazines?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magazines</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fashion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fashion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photoshoot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photoshoot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/magic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magic</a>

Third spruce tree on the leftDoes anyone know where in central <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthWesternOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthWesternOntario</a> (<a href="https://mas.to/tags/kitchener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kitchener</a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/waterloo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterloo</a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/waterlooregion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterlooregion</a> <a href="https://chirp.social/@waterlooregion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@waterlooregion</a> ) to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donate</a> still working - just old - <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tablets</a>? Sometime in the past I gave a bunch to an org that got them to women's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shelters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shelters</a> and refugee new arrivals but I can't remember who that was.

IT NewsGavin Newsom Is Reportedly Sending Burner Phones To Tech CEOs - According to Politico, Gov. Gavin Newsom has distributed prepaid burner phones to ... - <a href="https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2220249/gavin-newsom-is-reportedly-sending-burner-phones-to-tech-ceos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2220249/gavin-newsom-is-reportedly-sending-burner-phones-to-tech-ceos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a>

George Ellenburg (he/him/his)Since when did it become acceptable for people to have private conversations in-public on the goddamn speakerphone? <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/etiquette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etiquette</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CellPhones" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/talking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#talking</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/public" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#public</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/conversations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conversations</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/noise" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noise</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IMSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMSI</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cellphones</a> "CSS (also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower. "EFF's 'Rayhunter' works by intercepting, storing, and analyzing the control traffic (but not user traffic, such as web requests) between the mobile hotspot Rayhunter runs on and the cell tower to which it’s connected."Rayhunter works on a readily-available U$20 device.<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying</a>

Kent PitmanYikes, from an article that contains a lot more detail, but just to get your attention as to the impact part:«The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for attacks.The undocumented commands allow spoofing of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence.…"Exploitation of this backdoor would allow hostile actors to conduct impersonation attacks and permanently infect sensitive devices such as mobile phones, computers, smart locks or medical equipment by bypassing code audit controls."The researchers warned that ESP32 is one of the world's most widely used chips for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth connectivity in IoT (Internet of Things) devices, so the risk is significant.»People worried about this topic might also "enjoy" the recent Netflix series Zero Day.And not to get too far afield, but hopefully it also didn't escape notice that there have been broad firings of qualified people in the US government for reasons related not to their technical skill or ability to protect our nation from issues like this, but because of irrelevant details of their private lives or personal leanings on issues of having fair and competent government, helping the needy, defending individual human freedom and dignity, or avoiding mass death in myriad ever-more-likely ways.<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/</a><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BlueTooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueTooth</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WiFi</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vulnerability</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IoT</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/InternetOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetOfThings</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trust</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#networks</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phones</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhones</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BackDoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BackDoor</a>

Krutonium://Honestly, banning Cellphones in School is like banning Calculators.Instead of being afraid, maybe instead teach how to use it effectively. Teach good habits around it. They're going to have it with them for the rest of their lives, in all likelyhood, so making sure they can use it effectively should be a top priority. The justification used for Calculators was "You're not going to always have one in your pocket!"That ship fucking sailed didn't it? And I called that shit out in grade 2. Which was checks I think 1998/1999?My point is that school boards that ban phones are luddites.<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cellphones</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BackInMyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BackInMyDay</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/UpHillBothWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UpHillBothWays</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Calculators</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/WakeUpOldMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WakeUpOldMan</a>

Schneier on Security RSSRayhunter: Device to Detect Cellular SurveillanceThe EFF has created an open-source hardware tool to detect IMSI catchers: fake cell phone towers that are used for mass surveillance... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/rayhunter-device-to-detect-cellular-surveillance.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/rayhunter-device-to-detect-cellular-surveillance.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cellphones</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"At EFF we spend a lot of time thinking about Street Level Surveillance technologies—the technologies used by police and other authorities to spy on you while you are going about your everyday life—such as automated license plate readers, facial recognition, surveillance camera networks, and cell-site simulators (CSS). Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out CSS around the world. CSS (also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Cellphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cellphones</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalRights</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Stingrays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stingrays</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/IMSICatchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMSICatchers</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Rayhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rayhunter</a>

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