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fsflover on March 11, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by

It's impossible to install fully FLOSS OS on a typical phone, due the proprietary hardware drivers. The latter force you to buy new hardware every few years. Consider a GNU/Linux phone, Librem 5 or Pinephone, instead.

Schroedingersat on March 11, 2022 [–]

Doesn't help if your tv is using your neighbor's router to phone home and download ads

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