If you use a Chinese phone, they still know where you are.
And if it's one with a Snapdragon CPU, the NSA probably knows too. And while China is rather authoritarian, and I'd be worried if I lived there, currently I'm more worried about surveillance by a government that has more influence on the country I live in, and likely shares data with my countries intelligence services.
Which of course doesn't mean I like the thought they might be doing mass surveillance of people.
Yeah this is exactly how I feel. Like sure I don't want China to spy on me but I don't plan to go to China so it doesn't really matter. What matters more is the USA spying on me cause I live there and that could mean actual consequences if people like Trump get in power and try to go after people that don't agree with them.
Why should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader than an american iphone.
a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader
Unlocked bootloader doesn't automatically lead to good community ROM support, though.
You still need to trust the manufacturer
Also the drivers and hardware can be backdoored
A lot of Chinese phones use Snapdragon, so you can rest easy knowing Chinese companies don't have access to your location or some other bullshit
Meanwhile NSA has their hands so far up your ass you need a guest appearance on The Muppets
This entire "technological sinophobia" is nothing but the evolution of yellow peril racism
Hey, look at this guy! He thinks Qualcomm gives a shit about his privacy!
Both American and Chinese phones use Snapdragon chips. If the American government is spying on you, despite your phone having said Snapdragon, what makes you think the Chinese government isn’t also spying?
Your whataboutism is slightly concerning, it’s not like China is also home to Hauwei or anything..
They are all the same, all spying in you. The only difference between them is who's doing the spying and to what degree.
If you use a Chinese phone, they still know where you are.
And if it's one with a Snapdragon CPU, the NSA probably knows too. And while China is rather authoritarian, and I'd be worried if I lived there, currently I'm more worried about surveillance by a government that has more influence on the country I live in, and likely shares data with my countries intelligence services.
Which of course doesn't mean I like the thought they might be doing mass surveillance of people.
Yeah this is exactly how I feel. Like sure I don't want China to spy on me but I don't plan to go to China so it doesn't really matter. What matters more is the USA spying on me cause I live there and that could mean actual consequences if people like Trump get in power and try to go after people that don't agree with them.
Why should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader than an american iphone.
Unlocked bootloader doesn't automatically lead to good community ROM support, though.
You still need to trust the manufacturer
Also the drivers and hardware can be backdoored
A lot of Chinese phones use Snapdragon, so you can rest easy knowing Chinese companies don't have access to your location or some other bullshit
Meanwhile NSA has their hands so far up your ass you need a guest appearance on The Muppets
This entire "technological sinophobia" is nothing but the evolution of yellow peril racism
Hey, look at this guy! He thinks Qualcomm gives a shit about his privacy!
Both American and Chinese phones use Snapdragon chips. If the American government is spying on you, despite your phone having said Snapdragon, what makes you think the Chinese government isn’t also spying?
Your whataboutism is slightly concerning, it’s not like China is also home to Hauwei or anything..
They are all the same, all spying in you. The only difference between them is who's doing the spying and to what degree.
Jokes on you, I use a Windows Fone. /s