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posted 1 month ago by steele2 on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +21Score on mirror )
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RealWildRanter on scored.co
1 month ago 5 points (+0 / -0 / +5Score on mirror ) 1 child
If you haven't already, root your phone and install a forked Android focused on security and privacy. Also, don't trust any VPN provider. Use orbot instead.
steele2 on scored.co
1 month ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 2 children
Good advice, but I've never owned a mobile or a smartphone.

And I pay for almost everything with paper money and have only borrowed money once in my life - for a mortgage.

Because fuck the jew.
RealWildRanter on scored.co
1 month ago 3 points (+0 / -0 / +3Score on mirror )
That's even better advice. But that's becoming harder to follow everyday as every aspect of life is eaten by tech. Specially confirm your identity as a service that many companies and government are using now. You can't even use a computer with this shit. Soon someone will invent a barcode printer directly attachable to a chicken's asshole, and government will make it mandatory.
ScallionPancake on scored.co
1 month ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
You never owned a mobile phone ??
steele2 on scored.co
1 month ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
Never.

I avoided them early on (when they were brick-sized) because I valued my personal space and I wanted to wait to see if there were any negative radiation issues.

Then I didn't trust my employer wouldn't abuse a mobile and call me 24/7 (day and night and weekends) to fix his mismanagement problems.

Mobiles started becoming ((( surveillance devices ))) around that time and I wanted no part of that.

I'm a contractor and I have no need to apply for jobs normally with resumes, so that helps a lot.

I've also worked in industries where mobile phones are not allowed in the workplace for security reasons, which made things slightly easier.

I am heavily conflicted because I would love to carry a mobile in case of emergencies (if my car breaks down or if my wife or kids need something), but I refused to be part of ((( the problem ))).

ScallionPancake on scored.co
1 month ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
Thats crazy man, good for you for doing that.

> I am heavily conflicted because I would love to carry a mobile in case of emergencies (if my car breaks down or if my wife or kids need something), but I refused to be part of ((( the problem ))).

I mean, why not have one you keep off in a Faraday pouch, that you pull out for emergencies? It's better than dying or something because you can't call for help in a bad situation.
xxxxxxxxxxxx on scored.co
1 month ago 3 points (+0 / -0 / +3Score on mirror ) 1 child
Went through the apps on my Samsung just now. I didn't find the Aura app that he was talking about but there is an app called Samsung Cloud that I never installed (probably came with the phone or with an update) and it had pretty much every permission allowed on there and android says it accessed Calendar, contacts and SMS in the last 24 hours. The problem with "just use Huawei" or whatever; I've had OnePlus and other small brand or less common phones in the past and they stop getting updates almost immediately and basic functionality gets broken within a short period of time. My Samsung phones usually last 3-4 years before I have an urge to upgrade and they simply just work.

I've always had a suspicion that manufacturers were using updates to upload pictures/data back to them rather than download any meaningful updates. For example, I barely use my windows laptop anymore, and every single time I finish using it, it takes about 30 minutes to shutdown because it always has a bunch of "updates."
Delon on scored.co
1 month ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
you likely activated the cloud feature when you setup your phone and never paid attention to it, leading to it saving everything (As it does by default) that's why it had all the "accessed contacts and sms" it was backing it up because you asked it to. Just delete everything from the cloud, remove all its permissions and uninstall it if you don't use it or have things you want saved. Local saving is better anyway, (((Cloud))) saving is gay
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