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Ty-Fi | 28 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Nah my point is very simple. His content on iPhone privacy cannot be trusted as 100% factual because he has personal incentive to get his viewers to buy his product. If he was acting out of altruism or helping the community he would purely recommend graphene. 

It’s particularly telling that nobody in the PrivSec community has even heard of his products. A phone, os, communication clients…far more likely this guy is a honeypot for people seeking  privacy
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solobalbo | 28 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I understand your concern, and it's valid. However, I don't entirely agree. A lot of what he says seems logically sound. Personally, I can't imagine ever using a closed-source OS again. As an African living in Africa, I see iPhone and the likes of Huawei as two sides of the same coin... Interests can vary based on the context.
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Ty-Fi | 28 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 We all know open source like graphene is top tier for hardcore privacy. However the general public will never learn or install alternative operating systems. Never gonna happen. They buy a phone and use it as is. 

The real choices for 90% of the public are manufacturer customized Android, or iOS. I will always recommend iOS between the two, it’s far more secure. Ask cellebrite or the NSO group. If you’re an “at risk” individual, turn on lockdown mode and advanced data protection. Regardless of jurisdiction, nobody can decrypt your data.

All comes down to knowing about the tools
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dbca2f79 | 27 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Now you can buy degoogle phones straight out of the box. Rob also mentioned these guys. I agree that grapheneos is the best choice but generally I prefer that people start their degoogle journey with other options and move to grapheneos at a later stage
https://shop.iode.tech/
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Ty-Fi | 27 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Sure no disagreement here, I’m happy these options exist. However we are not the common denominator with tech knowledge. I have extensive experience with the public, you’d be shocked how many can’t tell you what phone they’re holding let alone understanding operating systems.

iOS is the best way to get easy default security into as many hands as possible. These charts from Cellebrite help illustrate my meaning
https://nostrcheck.me/media/eb73e43e76e964d13de7146de24cff1a32cafdea13dae56c4dd02804d821300f/c3a08ecc8b2239be485f2709941b0adc20f09b36a0d56670dfe8a26acd3822cc.webp
https://nostrcheck.me/media/eb73e43e76e964d13de7146de24cff1a32cafdea13dae56c4dd02804d821300f/b57eeeb37e1b34e53a63ff348bdfcfd1655baf625bb6f7edf99a795ad4985f51.webp