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H guys, I'm one of the researchers with kryptowire if you have any questions
Did you provide the Federal Trade Commission with an advance copy of your report, or just DHS? If not, why not?
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Sounds great! Does Android 7 run smoothly and stable-y on this device?
Custom roms never run stable from my experience and that is why I have stuck with Google Nexus devices in the past. Maybe if the phone is past its supported update lifespan then I would consider custom roms, otherwise I don't want to have to deal with these frustrations on a brand new device.
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Sounds great! Does Android 7 run smoothly and stable-y on this device?
Custom roms never run stable from my experience and that is why I have stuck with Google Nexus devices in the past. Maybe if the phone is past its supported update lifespan then I would consider custom roms, otherwise I don't want to have to deal with these frustrations on a brand new device.
Coincidentally enough, the custom ROMs for the N4 and N5 are ubiquitous & surprisingly stable. My N4 running CM 10.1.3 has yet to crash or freeze w/out my fiddling with Privacy Guard(been fiddling with it for 2 years, became daily phone only recently). The Sailfish OS ROM has come a long way and is still actively updated. Sure they're dated & SFOS is somewhat limited(and trust isn't quite on par w/ Maemo) but what else is there? Yeah, Neo900 was an admirable reboot attempt, but roadblocks have put them even further behind the curve.
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Sounds great! Does Android 7 run smoothly and stable-y on this device?
Custom roms never run stable from my experience and that is why I have stuck with Google Nexus devices in the past. Maybe if the phone is past its supported update lifespan then I would consider custom roms, otherwise I don't want to have to deal with these frustrations on a brand new device.
>Security contractors recently discovered preinstalled software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages. The American authorities say it is not clear whether this represents secretive data mining for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence. We can tell the same about Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Uber, Microsof…
Unfortunately, currently the only Android operating system to do this is Replicant, which has terrible hardware support and---due to the sorry state of affairs for mobile---lacks many features requiring proprietary drivers. Cyanogenmod stops short, but would still make situations like this much more difficult.
Even if you don't subscribe to the principles of software freedom, please consider helping out the Replicant project if you know enough about the operating system. I use a Replicant device (S3) and I'd love to see others working to get version 6 out:
http://blog.replicant.us/2016/08/replicant-6-early-work-upst...
We also need reproducible builds of the operating system and its software---again, something that cannot be done without a fully free/libre OS.
Despite increased surveillance on such a vulnerable and enticing target, this doesn't get enough emphasis.
Question for HN: I'm in the market for a new Android phone. If I want to avoid this sort of thing, are there manufacturers I should steer clear of?
> I'm in the market for a new Android phone. Find a phone which has a large community around it, and lots of custom ROMs available. An official Cyanogenmod release is a good sign. It's also a sign that your phone will have a longer usable life than whatever the manufacturer promises you now. Custom ROMs have a long history of extending the life of phones. For example the HTC G1 was abandoned by Google at Donut (1.6)…
>Security contractors recently discovered preinstalled software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages. The American authorities say it is not clear whether this represents secretive data mining for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence. We can tell the same about Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Uber, Microsof…