Freedom Mobile is taking heat from customers after floating the idea of charging extra for what a lot of people consider basic account security. The whole thing kicked off when a subscriber posted a question from an official Freedom Mobile survey on Reddit. The Quebecor-owned carrier asked how likely people would be to pay an
If that $8/mo gave me a phone that was actually secure? Maybe.
I’m talking about auditable open source from the lowest level hardware to every app in the app store. Encrypted everything. Proven track record of defeating government warrants. Privacy protections (and ID spoofing) around every aspect. Hardware kill switches for speakers, microphone, cameras, location, cell data, wifi, bluetooth, etc. Built-in faraday cage. No biometrics. Automatic secure deletion of all private data on detection of any intrusion attempt, including opening of the phone’s case.
If that $8/mo gave me a phone that was actually secure? Maybe.
I’m talking about auditable open source from the lowest level hardware to every app in the app store. Encrypted everything. Proven track record of defeating government warrants. Privacy protections (and ID spoofing) around every aspect. Hardware kill switches for speakers, microphone, cameras, location, cell data, wifi, bluetooth, etc. Built-in faraday cage. No biometrics. Automatic secure deletion of all private data on detection of any intrusion attempt, including opening of the phone’s case.
For a phone like that, I could see paying $8/mo.
You could donate $8/month to GrapheneOS… 😉
GrapheneOS could try supporting handsets that don’t involve handing $1000 directly to Google if they want more donations.
Are pixels that much, our provider hands them out for a 24 month bill at $20…so $480. But I got the previous years model for $9 per month