[Replicant] Assembly at 36C3 - Illustrate freedom, privacy and security issues

[Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli]

On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 19:27:44 +0000
dllud <dllud at riseup.net> wrote:

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Here are some comments:

> Tor Browser:
We'd need to look if it's FSDG compliant. If not the best way to make
it FSDG compliant would be to make upstream not use to an
add-on/extension repository with nonfree software in it.

> Here's a phone that would respect your freedom.
The issue is the term phone here. It assumes that the device has a
modem. Assuming an unlikely future where the modem firmware is fully
free on a smartphones with enough RAM to run modern GNU/Linux or
Android distributions, the tracking still remains.

People could not have any cellular modem and use the WiFi instead.
There are some places where there are community operated WiFi
networks. The MAC address would be changed at each connection,
roaming between WiFi AP would work, and people would use protocols
that don't require them to be always connected (allowing them to
change the MAC address). The battery could be bigger to compensate
for the power consumption. And as the WiFi firmware would be free
software we could still be able to optimize the power consumption.

This is an attempt to replace the text above but it needs improvement:
> Here's a not-smart not-phone* that would respect your freedom.
> See the backside for more information on the hardware.

Denis.
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