• courval@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Disappointed to learn about Fairphone lagging behind in terms of security… I really wanted to get one. But still good news I guess.

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      8 hours ago

      Not really a ‘Fairphone issue’ and more a general ‘smartphone issue’. The vast majority of OEMs don’t invest into security and just use random parts with mostly stock Android. Sometimes they actually make it worse by replacing AOSP apps with their less secure ones. Which sadly will become more common with Google abandoning AOSP.

      Fairphone simply isn’t focused on security. Should that change? Are Fairphone users interested in improved security?

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      11 hours ago

      I’m not saying the information about Fairphone is wrong, but you shouldn’t assume it’s all as bad as they made it out to be. You’re reading a marketing pitch from one group that works with one vendor saying why another vendor isn’t that good.