07-01-2021, 11:21 PM
(07-01-2021, 01:21 PM)Mtravel Wrote: Thanks for your reply. I don't know if you have seen it but this corona hoax is perpetrated by bad governments. And they try to spy and harrass anyone who exposes their crimes against humanity. I thought Edward Snowden said they used to take battery out even on dumb phones when he worked for CIA/NSA. If Linux and Pinephone technical components are safe (and third party) then why to have those kill switches on it either? It sounds like more safe option even without the switches in comparison to some old basic phones with fixed firmware and OS like some Nokias or Siemens from 15 years ago or so. Nokia's ex-lawyer( kind of whistleblower) said they were contacted by NSA back in the old days about the NSA's policy to records all phone calls. But to record and listen phone calls is different than listening a phone that is not having a call atm. I wonder how they may hack the system if it's not having a call? Whether on Linux or some of those old dumb fixed OS's.unfortunaley, coronavirus is not a hoax, it is serious human killing virus. i got my first shot of corona vaccine vaccine already and i recommend everyone to get vaccine when it's available. take only valid vaccines.
taking battery out is required on some extreme situations. phones can be turned on remotely and network can ping phones and listen mics. phone won't turn on visibly. pinephone has eg25g baseband which has own software, however it does not have direct connection to mic but network could ping it if getting power from battery.
kill switches may not be required if one trusts software, however, killswitches disables power, might be useful some extreme cases. in my knowledge software switches won't disconnect power in pinephone.
generally speaking, i try to avoid politics, but in the u.s., conservative movement and republican party have become totally illegitimate movements , they oppose people and democracy 100% of a time. this is not politics as usual.