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		mosselman on Sept 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max There aren't many alternatives when you consider that cheap phones are Big Brother devices for Google.

alpaca128 on Sept 11, 2019 [–]

And expensive phones aren't? As far as I can tell the only smartphone where you can be sure to not be spied on is yet to be released.

mosselman on Sept 11, 2019 | [–]

I grant you that an iPhone is still no guarantee, but there is a difference in the level of surveillance that Apple and Google exhibit.

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