[GLLUG] Under Watch: A Day in the New Surveillance Society

[STeve Andre']

100%?  I don't think all the firmware is available, at least not yet.

--STeve

On 12/10/11 00:36, Richard Houser wrote:
>
> Android itself IS open source.  Just the crap carriers put on there 
> and some google tools are not.  Take a look at cyanogenmod, for 
> example.  It's heavily modified for things like better user control 
> and built from sources.  Ice cream sandwich is even available for some 
> phones.
>
> On Dec 9, 2011 11:25 PM, "STeve Andre'" <andres at msu.edu 
> <mailto:andres at msu.edu>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > No.  Giving up electronics does nothing about all the things spying
> > on you right now, which I think is a larger issue.
> >
> > And, its entirely possible to have secure things like smart phones,
> > once open source projects start digging into the core of something
> > like Android, to really see whats going on.  The Open Moko phone
> > might have been a good start..
> >
> > --STeve Andre'
> >
> >
> > On 12/09/11 12:36, Ben Chavez wrote:
> >>
> >> I guess giving up electronics is the only way of privacy nowadays.
> >> Google chairman says a little "keylogger" tool doesn't hurt anyone 
> and the
> >> big companies say that they use that data just for network diagnostic
> >> purposes.
> >> If I could just create a new internet free of all current malware 
> and stuff
> >> that would be really nice.
> >>
> >>
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> >>    1. Re: Under Watch: A Day in the New Surveillance Society
> >>       (Chick Tower)
> >>
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:43:10 -0600
> >> From: Chick Tower<c.e.tower at gmail.com <mailto:c.e.tower at gmail.com>>
> >> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu <mailto:linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> >> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Under Watch: A Day in the New Surveillance
> >>        Society
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> >> Makes me glad I don't have a smart phone or any social networking
> >> accounts.  Now if I could just wean myself from this pesky Internet....
> >>
> >>
> >>                                 Chick
> >>
> >> On 12/08/2011 10:41 AM, Taylor Burke wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Interesting article for those of you who're into security:
> >>>
> >> 
> http://owni.eu/2011/12/06/spyfiles-wikileaks-under-watch-a-day-in-the-new-su
> >> rveillance-society/
> >>
> >>
> >>
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