I use a lenovo flip. I love the reversible hinge, but the flip functionality is quite buggy and the build quality is kind of crap.

I’ve been eyeing a framework 13 for years now, but I don’t want to be wasteful by buying a laptop I do not need yet. They look really well supported and easy to work on.

System76 has been a classic for a long time, but I’ve never had the money for one go their units.

Iirc Mozilla tried, but they all were so terrible everybody got an F according to their (IMO pretty fair) standards.

We lowkey need a database of how to airgap cars. Spying hardware started being common long enough ago that people aren’t really going to be able to avoid it when buying used, unless they have the time and money to maintain a classic car.

It isn’t just your driving either. They also very commonly log location and audio inside the car as well.

The hardware is wholly unremarkable, but the pixel line supports Graphene. Custom Roms are a necessity if you care about privacy even a little bit, but there are other options.

Unfortunately in many places, illegal searches are the rule, not the exception and as such security is almost as critical. If you need security AND privacy there is simply no substitute.

Motorola hardware looks kinda nice though…

I agree that this makes sense in the context of a creditor securing a loan, but I disagree that getting your phones on credit makes sense.

New, flagship devices can be had around $500 US, which is attainable for most Americans in a fairly short timeframe. Spending years locked into a carrier contract where you don’t own your device just doesn’t make sense unless you’re spending thousands on a foldable device or something.

DivestOS is an excellent project, but it is very different from GrapheneOS from both a security and privacy point of view.

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

SimpleX was the best for my purposes when I looked, but Briar is a compelling option as well.

The case can also be made for element, but it lacks forward secrecy and honestly the app kinda sucks.

Having a unified app that supports your message protocol with SMS fallback is legitimately great. I’m still bitter signal canned that feature.

But it isn’t that big of a deal to just use two apps. It’s what I’ve had to do for a while now. Anyone I actually know goes into signal, and I use SMS for my boss, my dad, and various companies.