It is so difficult to find modern electronics without telemetry and ads. Smartphones, laptops, TVs, home routers, security cameras, cars, game consoles, e-readers, projectors, 3D printers, fitness trackers, speakers, and even some printers. Why can’t customers be free from this data collection and advertising? It’s not that we don’t care about it. There simply aren’t many alternatives, and the few that do exist are either more expensive or offer fewer features. Seriously, we need a list of products we can buy and use directly without worrying about telemetry or advertising.

The following list is updated at https://lemmy.ml/post/52706206. Please note that this list may contain errors.

Other suggestions:

  • late_pessimistic@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Brax phone and their company is really scammy-looking, I wouldn’t recommend it.

    Graphene OS is the only private mobile OS worth the hassle, all other “private” phones usually introduce more untrustworthy 3rd parties than they get rid off, and overall are a downgrade in privacy compared to an average phone.

    If can’t use GOS for any reason, then the only alternative is to use the normal phone you already have as little as possible, and just treat everything on it as not private, and use airplane mode more often.

    • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      12 days ago

      That’s a shame, as there aren’t any other real options at that price point. My major negative with most privacy-focused phones is their size, they’re all massive. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Motorola do with the flip phone note that they’re partnered with Graphene, though I feel like a hardware kill switch and an sd card slot might be too much to hope for