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Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several devices, a free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security. It is based on CyanogenMod and replaces or avoids every proprietary component of the system, such as user-space programs and libraries as well as firmwares.
Replicant aims to be an ethical system: it does not ship nor recommend the use of non-free software.
...and that The Replicant blog reports on devices which are now available with Replicant pre-installed:
[More after the break.]
A few months ago, we were contacted to discuss the endorsement of an online shop selling mobile devices pre-installed with Replicant. [...] We asked for some conditions to be met before endorsing the shop, especially conditions that have to do with informing final users:
- Users should not be mislead into believing that the devices are fine for freedom and privacy/security. There are plenty of issues remaining, that are explained in general on the Freedom and privacy/security issues page of the website and in greater details on each device's wiki page (when documented).[...]
- The devices should ship with the official version of Replicant, not a version that was built from source and signed with different keys. However, it is fine to pre-install free applications originating from F-Droid on top of the system, as long as users are made aware of it.
[...] At this point, the following devices can be bought pre-installed with Replicant:
Replicant gets kickbacks donations from sales of the Qibre devices. Both Replicant and the F-Droid app repository benefit economically from sales of the Tehnoetic devices.
[1] Redirects to a numerical IP address for me. (...and that's a dead link. 8-() [Takes me to http://92.19.232.58:59999/ and that DOES work for me. -Ed.])
WRT blogs: Does it irritate anyone else when comments are numbered top-to-bottom but are listed chronologically bottom-to-top?
Does anyone know of a trick to make those paradigms work together seamlessly?
(Score: 2) by RamiK on Wednesday December 09 2015, @12:25AM
Not my NSA.
Otherwise, again, there's no security or safety in obscurity. Buying a random Chinese device simply puts a language and diplomatic barrier between the local police department's fishing expedition and your data. It won't work if you're being targeted individually. At most, it will prioritize your phone further down the list. With some luck, they'll need to bulk up on evidence before making the request through official diplomatic channels as opposed to calling the local FBI liaison for some friendly help without a court order or even the approval and knowledge of their superiors.
That much still holds true for a police officer, as it is for a BND officer, as it is for an FBI officer, as it is for a Mosad officer... There's simply more barriers between the parties.
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