How private is a fairphone? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 months ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm thinking of getting a fairphone in the future. I like that they are modular and last a while. Are they easily customizable to where I can flash a different ROM? Is the default configuration private?

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[-] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

$550 is a lot which is why it's a future plan for me. I have a pixel 7a which is serving me well at the current moment but the repairability on this thing is egregious. To repair the battery you have to unseal the adhesive with a heat gun and then pull off the interior battery adhesive and there's no guarantee it'll reseal properly. I plan to get as much life as I absolutely can out of this phone, but when it gives up the ghost I want something that'll last a long time and is repairable because reducing e-waste is important to me. I also just enjoy being able to fix things by myself. By the time I need a new phone, all of the five year old phones will be the current shitty unrepairable ones we have today.

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