{"id":2210,"date":"2023-12-16T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/endpoint-security\/smartphones-avoid-android-ios"},"modified":"2023-12-16T01:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T01:10:00","slug":"smartphones-that-help-you-bust-out-of-the-android-ios-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/16\/smartphones-that-help-you-bust-out-of-the-android-ios-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones That Help You Bust Out of the Android\/iOS Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smartphones go pretty much everywhere and are used for almost everything. But as is the case for anything that becomes a ubiquitous part of our daily experience, these mobile devices are capable of leaking a lot of information about our online activities, personal preferences, and physical movements.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can <\/span>do things to reduce your risk<\/a><\/span>, but you might need to take more extreme measures to protect your privacy \u2014 say, if you’re an Android user fed up with <\/span>Google’s ad-blocker blocking<\/a><\/span> or an iOS user concerned about <\/span>Apple’s own data collection activities<\/a><\/span>. So one solution to consider is picking a phone from outside the <\/span>Android-iOS duopoly<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving away from Apple-Google<\/a><\/span> isn’t easy, but it is possible with a little work. A number of makers sell <\/span>“de-Googled” phones<\/a><\/span> that emphasize security features like anti-tracking software, sandboxing, and hardware kill switches that can disable network or camera access with a flick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out these handsets that keep you off the ad-tracking radar, with nerd cred pre-installed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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