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

[Richard Houser]

I suspect Cyanogenmod 7.1 on the Nexus S would have everything you are
looking for and more.  Version 9 pre-releases are already available on
Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP, too.  I had actually ordered that phone in
the summer, but just barely canceled it when work provided a
smartphone.

Beware: ICS is using some heavy compile-time optimizations, and Google
is recommending 16GB RAM to get the best compilation speed.  Any less
and you'll probably be swapping to disk.

There's an updated board coming out for the OpenMoko Freerunner
shortly, too.  My handset is currently collecting dust (Froyo is just
too slow to use seriously), but I'd be willing to sell it cheaply.
The whole point of the Freerunner is that everything except the GPS
has source available (including PCB, case designs, etc).  The GPS
issue is a legal thing, as the US still considers it a munition.

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:28 AM, STeve Andre' <andres at msu.edu> wrote:
> Right, but the whole of a phone is everything.
>
> Last time I looked, and it was a while ago, I couldn't find
> everything together easily downloadable. Can anyone
> point me to a site where I could build everything for
> some phone, preferably a T-Mobile phone?  Thanks..
>
> --STeve Andre'
>
>
> On 12/10/11 01:16, Karl Schuttler wrote:
>>
>> Android is the OS, not firmware
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 12:41 AM, STeve Andre'<andres at msu.edu>  wrote:
>>>
>>> 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>  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>
>>>>> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
>>>>> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Under Watch: A Day in the New Surveillance
>>>>>        Society
>>>>> Message-ID:<4EE1053E.8010001 at gmail.com>
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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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