On June 14, 2017 9:00:35 AM EDT, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> wrote: > >With CyanogenMod gone, more and more people are looking at which OS to >use next. > >LineageOS[1] is the most well known successor, but how does it compare >to Replicant[2] when it comes to security and privacy? > >Are there other alternatives people should consider? Various articles >have popped up[3] with comparisons. > >Regards, > > >1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS >2. https://www.replicant.us/ >3. https://www.maketecheasier.com/cyanogenmod-alternatives-for-android/ > >_______________________________________________ >libreplanet-discuss mailing list >libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org >https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
Lineage includes binary blobs and firmware that many peripherals in phones require. Replicant does not. So that is +1 on Replicant side. However the bigger problem with both is that on many phones the cellular modem has direct read/write access to the system memory and is running proprietary firmware that shipped with the device which can contain backdoors and tracking software, some of which can even be activated when the cellular modem claims to be "off" The best defense against this while still having a smartphone is something like the GTA04 project, where the schematics are public and designed to isolate the cellular modem such that it does not have full memory access and the power is literally cut when you turn off the cellular. Smartphone privacy is more than a software problem at this point, you also need to be careful about the hardware you run it on. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss