I am wondering what is better for both privacy AND security, I already installed Lineage but I’m fine with switching to /e/OS.
I’ve heard Lineage isn’t good for security, but I know very little about /e/OS.
The phone is a moto g power 2021 so it doesn’t support GrapheneOS.
i’ve used lineages os with micro g and /e/OS too
they’re pretty similar
with some differences … not really security related/e/OS dosent have the feature to change the accent color
it comes with munera apps preinstalled
the camera app in lineage os is way better
e/OS homescreen just have 1 page for widgits
e/OS dosent have that audio manupulation app preinstalled
and last
/e/OS comes with Advance Privacy … its just 3 options to try protect users from app trackers and ads … hide geolocation and ipa little note … the app store dosent works sometimes … it never worked for me and the map app sucks .
Unpopular opinion: security is overrated unless you do dumb things or are a high profile target
Ultimately, saying that you don’t care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different from saying you don’t care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.
- Edward Snowden
I agree with that and care very much about privacy, but for me there’s a big difference between privacy and security-it’s why I’d take an out of date linux install over freshly patched windows 11-I think that in the right use case one could argue CVEs aren’t relevant so long as they’re not being exploited. Obviously though an up to date linux/graphene/whatever install is the best of both worlds.
I think a lot of these views for me were born from an anticonsumption standpoint. Some corporation decides to stop releasing software updates for a device, on their terms, and now I’m supposed to open my wallet? Nah. I used an out of date phone for 6 years and nothing bad came of it, but again it’s down to who you are and how you use it.
Which is why projects like Nura are so important, which works to bring mainline kernels to phones, both modern and outdated, so that they could (theoretically) be supported until the hardware itself dies.
You should be able to use a 20 year old phone with fully up to date software just like how you’re able to use a 20 year old laptop with modern software.
