HACKER Q&A
📣 probo23

Best privacy focused cell phone?


Best privacy focused cell phone?


  👤 robcohen Accepted Answer ✓
Cellphones unfortunately are not compatible with privacy. A laptop connected to the internet via WiFi is the only secure mobile option. Even with an open source GSM FPGA, you would be limited to 2G, and you probably want 4G.

The option just doesn’t exist.

Librem 5 is the closest option, but still the cell companies will sell your location.


👤 oil25
I'm happy with LineageOS running on a Pixel, no Play Services and only open source applications installed over adb.

👤 pizzaparty2
Ubuntu Touch is 100% garbage. I tried it for a few months.