When the first smartphones were introduced about 20 years ago by a number of telecommunication equipment vendors, the mobile device was expected to become the primary communication tool for the majority of human kind. It did. But there was something else that no one could envision 20 years ago: product … Read >
Tag: Android
Review: privacy-respecting /e/OS software on a phone
The /e/OS operating system for mobile phones has been built on the open source code of Android. The core mission of /e/OS is to provide software that respects users’ privacy, while maintaining compatibility with the vast selection of Android apps. It is still early days for /e/OS, but can it … Read >
Microsoft Surface Duo is an incredible product, but who will buy it?
Microsoft has created a powerful and unique product, the Surface Duo, that may change the way we use our mobile devices – or it can become one of the most expensive flops the company has ever made. The challenge the product faces is this: Who will pay the high … Read >
The state of Linux phones: which product is for you?
Increasing awareness about the way Google collects data from Android phone users has made people think about other solutions. Apple has promised to tighten the privacy and security features of the iPhone iOS software, and is delivering results in the latest release. There is, however, more choices than Android or … Read >
A phone for hardcore Linux fans: Purism Librem 5
Many people who understand the importance of digital security and privacy have been longing for mobile devices that don’t leak their data to large corporations and advertisers. As it happens, during the second half of 2019, two very different privacy-focused mobile phone products have become available: Purism Librem 5 phone … Read >
Finally, it is possible to purchase a good smartphone that doesn’t collect our private data
Update 2021-05-03: we have reviewed a phone powered by e.foundation’s /e/OS operating system software.
General awareness about risks in automatic collection of individuals’ private data is growing quickly. Meanwhile, companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft invent new ways to collect their customers’ data behind the scenes. For an ordinary … Read >
Popular travel booking apps tell Facebook where, when and how you travel
A few friends have asked me is it possible that Facebook is listening to their phone calls or intercepting their online communications because it mysteriously seems to know all their travel plans. Well, I didn’t take it seriously until now. A research organization has published a study that shows how … Read >
All right, there is one extremely useful thing Google does when it sucks our private data
A real life experience proved how software that is constantly spying on mobile phone users has its benefits, too. In a catastrophic situation where you can’t retrieve any data from an old Android phone – and you don’t have backup files – the critical data, including contacts, messages and other … Read >
Welcome /e/, the world needs a mobile operating system that lets us manage our own data
Online privacy and security-concerned people have always worried about operating systems that track what users do on their computers and mobile devices. Tracking and selling the data to other parties is not only questionable but also a dangerous practice that one day may cause safety problems to users. Project known … Read >