![]() Personal politics aside, this pet project from the "world's youngest Bitcoin millionaire" seems to offer nothing that any other Android phone can't already do, just with faux "freedom" marketing and the assumption that its users have no idea what it means to sideload an app. I'm going to pause here so you can scroll down and comment angrily below. It smells like a massive, cynical con job designed to overcharge customers by at least 400% while taking advantage of their lack of understanding about how phones work, how the internet works, and how free speech works. On a completely separate subject, the Freedom Phone (Opens in a new window) looks like a colossal grift that preys on people who are technically illiterate and legally ignorant. It's an ongoing problem and a constant fight, and everyone should work hard to both know and protect their rights both online and with their devices. Ensuring our ability to do what we want with the technology we purchase, without having our data tracked or sold, is one of the biggest problems facing the tech world today. Both are vital to a healthy society and a healthy internet.
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