PinePhone has physical kill switches for its cameras, microphone, data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

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[–]DrStrangelove 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I ordered the postmarketOS version back in July, will post a review when I get it

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I still (supposedly) have a Librem5 on the way in the next month.

[–]Aureus 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That would be awesome, thanks!

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199? that's sounds pretty good. it's out in late August?

I'm planning on getting on, I don't know what post market is though

I currently using lineageOS

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

This should be the standard.

[–]lesbomama 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

i have always put black electrical tape over my cameras, both on my phone and on my pc.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I use software for this.

[–]C3P0 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That is really cool.

I wish we'd get some physical keyboards back on phones (longitudinally--not like the blackberry).

[–]m68k 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is what made me interested in PinePhone. :)

[–]var_machine 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Can I run this phone on Verizon?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You should.

[–]forgottenpasswordguy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It will be exciting to maybe have a viable option besides locked down and proprietary ios and adware/spyware android.