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Is Signal safe and still private on an IPhone? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Basically just the title, delete this if it's not the right community.

I hate iphones and apple stuff for obvious reasons. But I am forced to use it to some degree. I just want to get a community consensus on any problems with signal being shared, seen, monitored, or sent to apple servers or icloud while being used on an iphone.

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[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

iPhone isn’t safe

I cannot wait to get rid of mine

It is a listening device for the oligarch class

It is their property even tho you paid for it.

Tim Cook is instrumental in the fascist encroachment in our lives.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But so is android. Most of us are unfortunately stuck with one or the other for now.

[–] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not if you're running a FOSS ROM (at least you'd hope that is the case) unless the firmware is compromised (which if true would affect EVERYONE so I'm sure somebody had their eye on such things)

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This looks promising https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Damn, I think they've actually come down on their price lately. They're a full $300 less than I paid for my Pixel.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those specs are atrocious for that price

Just get a cheap used pixel and use Graphene OS

Puri.sm is running a scam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKegmu0V75s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjUryQOlgk

[–] Tundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

or use a linux phone like flx1 or sailfish.

https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/

https://sailfishos.org/