10-16-2021, 11:53 PM
One could argue that the entire concept of the Pinephone, being privacy-oriented, is a product of paranoia. After all, if you have nothing to hide... 
Frankly in the instant case a lot of what is being done does not make any sense and is not supported by real-world data, it is driven by another kind of paranoia and can easily lead to a very dark place. However that discussion is beyond the scope of this forum.
Getting back to the Pinephone, of course if the OP or anyone else wanted to develop the kind of tracking software being discussed they are free to do so and to try to convince others to use it. I suspect though that given the nature of the Pinephone and the reasons many buy it there would not be many takers.
I've been trying to couch this in hopefully acceptable terms but that's all I'll say about it since this thread could easily get out of hand if it has not done so already.
Frankly in the instant case a lot of what is being done does not make any sense and is not supported by real-world data, it is driven by another kind of paranoia and can easily lead to a very dark place. However that discussion is beyond the scope of this forum.
Getting back to the Pinephone, of course if the OP or anyone else wanted to develop the kind of tracking software being discussed they are free to do so and to try to convince others to use it. I suspect though that given the nature of the Pinephone and the reasons many buy it there would not be many takers.
I've been trying to couch this in hopefully acceptable terms but that's all I'll say about it since this thread could easily get out of hand if it has not done so already.