Dec 11, 2021, 7:23 AM
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Edward Snowden is one of the most well-known names in circles where mass surveillance and the NSA (National Security Agency) in general are often the topics of discussion.
After working with the CIA and at the NSA, in 2013 he fled the US and leaked thousands of classified NSA documents, revealing highly secret government information to the world.
As a high-profile US whistleblower, he’s still unable to return to his country, currently living under asylum in Russia, which granted him an unlimited permanent residency as of 2020.
We won’t be getting into the details surrounding this fascinating man and his government leaks, but the one detail about him that actually relates to PhoneArena, and for the phone enthusiast is quite interesting to know.
Edward Snowden recommends GrapheneOS, an Android-based smartphone operating system
We’ve talked about smartphone security and privacy quite a bit this passing year. From giving you a list of the most popular messaging apps ranked by privacy, to going in-depth on whether Apple’s newest iPhone 13 really respects your privacy as much as the Cupertino company suggests.And the NSA does come up in the latter, particularly its PRISM surveillance program that we and the world wouldn’t even know about if it wasn’t for Snowden’s leaks.
In any case, if you are the type of person who doesn’t quite trust neither Google nor Apple to handle your private information, you may find it interesting to know about GrapheneOS.
This is an open source non-profit project developed by a small organization headed by security engineer Daniel Micay, aiming to be a “privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility”. And it is!
If I were configuring a smartphone today, I’d use @DanielMicay’s @GrapheneOS as the base operating system. I’d desolder the microphones and keep the radios (cellular, wifi, and bluetooth) turned off when I didn’t need them. I would route traffic through the @torproject network.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 21, 2019
Even Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey showed …….
Source: https://www.phonearena.com/news/what-does-cia-whistleblower-use-edward-snowden-graphene-os_id137050
