This isn't a conspiracy, so sorry in advanced if this is against the rules.
I was wary of the government and big tech before 2020, but nothing could have prepared me for the level that wariness would increase too. I'm currently trying to distance myself from prying eyes as much as possible, but my Android smartphone is a huge glaring hole in that plan.
Is anyone aware of any secure smart phones? I think it'd be awesome to have a phone with physical switches (like the little iphone silence switch) that physically disabled things like the microphones, cameras, etc. by cutting power to them. I feel like that would be the only way to both have the convenience of those items while being able to have guaranteed privacy when wanted.
Thanks I'll look into it. I also came across grapheneOS which looks like it has some android app compatibility. It would still rely on the software itself being secure, but it does look to get away from google and google services, which is at least a step.
I've got LineageOS going with no google services. It's not the ultimate, but it is compatible with a lot of different android phones. I gave up on app push notifications and getting my bank's app, but fuck that shit anyway.
Yes that's a good recommendation. I don't use too many apps so I haven't had a need yet.