Privacy advocacy general thread: FOSS smartphone ROM alternatives to iOS and stock Android
Key claims
- Users promoting custom Linux-based ROMs and open-source mobile OSes as the only path to genuine privacy.
- The thread advocates for installing privacy-focused custom ROMs without Google Apps, framing mainstream smartphones as surveillance devices.
Volume over time
Peak 1 mentions/hour · 2 hourly buckets
Source threads (2)
Every thread this story was extracted from, with live and archive links so the evidence is verifiable.
- /g/109389693 ↗ live · archive evangelical evergreen 14 replies The thread advocates for installing privacy-focused custom ROMs without Google Apps, framing mainstream smartphones as surveillance devices.
- /g/109381619 ↗ live · archive advocative evergreen 14 replies Users promoting custom Linux-based ROMs and open-source mobile OSes as the only path to genuine privacy.
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