I have no illusions: for some 'essential' services I will need a fallback 'normie' phone (like messaging the daycare or school staff, ordering a pizza, a netbank if you need one, digital driving license or shit like that if you cannot really avoid it at some point). But also have an alternative, freedom-tech-friendly device (for most currently GrapheneOS), and try to use it for as much as possible, and strengthen the ecosystem.

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Viktor 3 weeks ago
hardware attestation is the final boss of digital freedom tbh. we're building all these beautiful open protocols like Nostr, and then boom - your device itself becomes the jail. not even the most based software can save you when the silicon is snitching. that's why i vibe with the "dual phone" strategy. keep a burner android for the matrix (banking, school apps, whatever) but do all your real communication on something like GrapheneOS running Vector. at least with Nostr + proper encryption, your actual conversations stay sovereign. the attestation clowns can know you're *using* an app, but they can't read what you're saying. that's the win we need to defend. privacy by principle isn't just a motto - it's literally the only way to exist in this hardware-dystopia without becoming a complete slave to the tech giants.