Rob, ignore the critics. What you're doing is great; in time, hopefully soon, you and those like you will figure out an even better solution. Thanks for helping a non tech guy like me to understand the concepts and for providing a better more privacy capable phone. When I share some of what I've learned from you with my Apple Sheeple friends their minds just lock up in disbelief.

@Leshic2

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I could be wrong too, but I'm skeptical, Is that all phones will, if they haven't already, lose the hardware capability for privacy and tracking. More specifically, if not most, phones & laptops, are made in China, a country that requires tracking and monitoring in the country. I'm sceptical that phones & laptops made there, but sold outside China, lack Chinese backdoors and tracking. Think Huawei, but worse. I could be wrong, but I'm skeptical that I am. We need to decentralize manufacturing there.

@chestrockwell8328

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leshic2 I don't disagree with your concerns, I have them as well. Until electronics are made by trusted manufactures (which is unlikely to happen no matter the country) I'm putting faith in Rob for now.

@Leshic2

2 жыл бұрын

@@chestrockwell8328 Cheers. 100% I agree. Thank god I found Rob. I'm an engineering geek myself, with a background on the hardware side vs software. I can tell that he's a very very sharp guy. I just worry that he's smarter in engineering and privacy, than he is in business, and worried that how he manages the phone business, causes it to fail.

@chestrockwell8328

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leshic2 Certainly that could happen, however I'd rather not be some slick business guy. It's up to us to spend our dollars for his offerings and spread the word; I think the business will be there to keep Rob around helping everyone.

Rob, you are a HERO and a Solid Patriot!!! We all know we are in serious trouble in our loss of FREEDOM and PRIVACY!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO KEEP US INFORMED!!! GOD BLESS YOU! 💖👍👏

Rob I am with you. I have been working on a project for almost 2 years and am ready for launch very soon. I promise we will be a force of ethical technology to be reckoned with. Keep up the great work. I'll be joining soon.

@jevonsims900

2 жыл бұрын

You won't be joining anything with that big mouth. Move in silence and don't you ever let the local news do a story on your invention. Good Luck

@gimlam5909

2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed for updates :D

@ronjeremy9302

2 жыл бұрын

@@jevonsims900 lmao

@ronjeremy9302

2 жыл бұрын

@@jevonsims900 lmao

@ronjeremy9302

2 жыл бұрын

@@jevonsims900 hilarious

As ever, your videos an *absolute* treasure of information and background history as to how we got to where we are now. Thank you.

I recently sold the Apple stock I had in my IRA. It had done well for me over the years while I had mostly ignored it. I don’t buy a new iPhone often so a few years ago when I updated to an XR I was concerned about its default to storing everything in the cloud. Then I bought a Mac laptop. I had to go in and change so many settings on the thing to get it to work as I wanted it to. I’m still finding settings I need to change. And each update to the iPhone and iPad introduce “features” I hate and some I can’t change! When I encountered these privacy videos, Rob’s concerns resonated exactly with what I was experiencing and feeling, even though I’m not a techie. When I replace this phone it will not be with an iPhone. And it will be a degoogled phone, too! Back to the stock…it has been heading down since I sold. I don’t care if it goes up now. I’ll just go back to ignoring the current price and find a better home for my retirement money.

Increasingly the only thing that can really help is to curate what you keep online so that you present whatever you desire for a public face. Open source can help but the days of the wild and Woolly internet are long past and the temptation for many created by the existence of so much personal data is going to be difficult to impossible to overcome.

.....dear Mr Braxman...... many thanks for all the news that you have been sending us....bad or good all the power to you and well done again very best wishes

Brilliantly explained as ever, Rob. Thank you from England.

Konqueror is the grand daddy of almost every browser today. KDE was the first project to produce a web browser which supported CSS 3. Since khtml and kcss were not copyleft licensed Apple, Mozilla, Google and others used KDE's implementation.

I'm a new subscriber. You're extremely knowledgeable and don't pull any punches, without falling into baseless conspiracy theories. I appreciate that a lot. Grounded explanations based on facts and an extensive experience. 🙏

@finnk1289

2 жыл бұрын

This is almost true. Rob also got me interested in privacy. Sometimes what he says can be fear mongering though. I would be sure to follow multiple privacy creators (like surveillance report, Techlore, the hated one etc) so you can hear what everyone thinks about issues.

@sysadmin1350

2 жыл бұрын

@@finnk1289 techlore is for noobs and I agree that Rob delivers some hard pills to swallow but that doesn't make him a fear mongerer- he just reveals hardware level truths that aren't going to go away just because you changed your OS or web browser.

Love you and your channel! God bless. ❤️

Great content! I look forward to when these will be available.

Either the 4th industrial revolution is open source, or we go into a prison we will never get out again.

Depending on language it is possible to decompile the code back to readable code. I say that because even "binary code" can be decompiled... so it isn't always a one way street on compiled software.

Wow! I'm surprised this video hasn't had a lot of views. I think this is great info! I try to use open source software where possible.

Great privacy videos! Thanks!

Man if the braX2 had hardware kill switches I'd pay double what you're asking for... Not having those is the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger weeks ago.

@LastOne155

2 жыл бұрын

On the side purism style, not pinephone behind the back style

@andrew66769

2 жыл бұрын

@@LastOne155 Yes! If Rob right now released the braX3, the exact same as the 2 but with purism style side switches, exactly how purism does it, as long as it has a replaceable battery I'd probably justify to myself dropping a grand on that phone. Although I definitely understand why his phone doesn't have them, bc no one really makes the hardware for it with AOSP compatibility, but oh man if someone took the leap and make a AOSP phone, with Purism switches, a large replaceable battery (at least 4500mah), and some kind of mid-end performance for futureproofing.... I would spend 4 digits on it and rock that bad boy until the end of time. Announce it Rob, and I'll put (at least) 50% down on the pre-order the same day.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

It is not possible to do that on Android because on Android you can only use the SOC's made by either Mediatek or Qualcomm. You can't design your own SOC. But we are studying the removable battery option on the next model

@andrew66769

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech Fully understand. I'd definitely meet you half way and pull the trigger on a Brax phone with a replaceable battery!

@anthonysach

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrew66769 Just put your Brax phone in a Faraday bag until you need to use it and have an old flip phone for incoming calls

16:05 "There are only two companies that make cell baseband modems. These are Qualcomm and MediaTEK." The modem in my Pinephone is a Quectel EG-25.

Well explained Rob. Although I prefer GPL3 I must occasionly resort to MIT like licenses and even a little bit proprietary. Without compromise it is almost impossible to get through life depending on how much sacrefice you are willing to make.

@levelup1279

2 жыл бұрын

GPL3 is king!

@mskiptr

2 жыл бұрын

@@levelup1279 GPLv3+!

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

GPLv3 bans boot locked devices, which has cost the community a lot of contributed code. That is why the Linux kernel is still on v2.

@mskiptr

2 жыл бұрын

@@sylviam6535 Yeah, that's kinda on purpose The point of copyleft is that anyone who creates user-respecting software can pick a license that will allow any use of it except locking down and hampering end users. Linux is still on v2 partially because this was _the_ GPL for quite a long time, but mostly because Linus wants it like that. GPLv2 has two interpretations: The one Linus embraces is that he gives out the source and gets back patches - a nice symbiosis between developers. The other one - Stallman's original idea - is about ensuring that the developer doesn't have more control than the end user. So no legal (copyright, patents) or technological (locked hardware) obstacle should be put before the end user, apart form these that are unavailable in making the copyleft work

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

@@mskiptr - I understand why the GPLv3 does not like locked hardware, but, having thought about it, I have decided that I like to get the added code back from companies like Apple, Microsoft, etc. I increasingly dislike these companies, but it is undeniable that they have some great coders who can contribute back.

I just bought 2 brax phones! 🤩Keep up the great work!

Every 22mins count worth it!

Thank you! However I don't find aosp projects that reliable. All of them are built using blobs of hardware manufacturers that we cannot fully reverse-engineer. For example, camera. You need to add closed source blobs to your aosp project just to be able to use your phone camera. It is similar with installing closed source nvidia drivers to linux machine because nouveau drivers cannot use the full functionality. If these blobs contain on purpose left vulnerabilities or backdoors which is quite possible, then wouldn't it put us in a greater danger because of the similar reasons you mentioned in "What is wrong with Signal" video? I mean if a user changes its operating system, doesn't have google id then this user has something to hide. Who guarantees that these SOCs will not install something to make these devices on the top of surveillance list? Signature checks during boot process isn't a solution to this issue since this check doesn't cover every component.

@staryoke

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what Sandboxing and Virtual environments are for. You can have a totally "private" blob like Nvidia on Linux and can Sandbox the drivers and APIs to not have access to any broadcasting components (camera, speakers, wifi, bluetooth, etc). Many intelligence / military agencies have their own code exactly for this reason. Reverse Engineering closed source blobs are another or parallel route to take.

@rahimnamazli8877

2 жыл бұрын

@@staryoke Is it an idea or you know how to do it? If you do, could you give a bit more details on sandboxing drivers? Because I am not sure if that is achievable in OSs that we use now.

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

@@rahimnamazli8877 On PC try Qemu

Rob, you have recreated my new career, you're brilliant

You are absolutely awesome informative 💯

any chance for a modular privacy phone? ideally has battery replacement and some IO modules, perhaps screen size options (optional) and runs degoogled OS. keep up the good work!

@finnk1289

2 жыл бұрын

Fairphone is the closest you can get - some projects like iodé and /e/ (search for e foundation) sell fairphones with their de-googled ROMs installed. The Fairphone 4 also supports installing CalyxOS now, which is also de-googled.

Rob, I wanted to ask a question. I would like to make KZread style videos and use Linux Mint with open source apps, or another distro. Would it be recommended to use Windows 10 (unlicensed) or Linux for making podcast/vlog style videos? And if so, are there any easy ways to save data beyond snapshots? Most all digital passports/external HD are for Macs and PC (Win). Thank.

Hey Rob, thank you!

Very interesting information sir! 👍😎

Is braxos open source? Is the braxphone's baseband isolated or does it have access to the memory bus?

You're doing awesome! Thank you!

I received the BraX2 phone. Thank you, Rob! I dried the wrong side of the screen protector! I would like to buy another protector. Do you have extras to sell? Thanks in advance.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

The screen is a common size. You can get alternative ones on Amazon

As always, thanks Mister Braxman !

Grateful for you elder

Hi Rob, firstly, great video as per normal, thanks. 👍 I have a question about your BraX2 phone…do you use Calyx as the OS for your phone? Thanks in advance Sir 😁👍

@anthonysach

2 жыл бұрын

He uses his own BraxOS based on AOSP

@sbradyork

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonysach ok thanks but is it similar to Calyx?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

BraxOS is built directly from AOSP with the privacy features that I care about. And since we control it, we can make changes over time as well

@sbradyork

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech ok great thanks Rob 👍

6:55 I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

Rob I'm learning how to code, and wish to know what o s would be best to focus on?

@gimlam5909

2 жыл бұрын

RedoxOS, haha, if you put it that way. But there's no other living GPL-licensed OS that I know of but Linux. So in case Rob doesn't respond to you, I'd assume he's only a big fan of GNU/Linux and AOSP. On a side note, there's also Google's Fuchsia on the horizon, if you don't happen to mind its liberal licence. So I would go with either of Rust, Go, Kotlin, Dart, C or a language that compiles to C - if I were you.

I unintentionally acquired a source code of Red Hat operating system on CD which is is very long and has too many files. My problem is I do not know where to buy the compiler and linker.

Hi Rob, Thank you for your dedication to protecting privacy. There are so many governments in the world today that are democratic and yet use information to consolidate their grip on power by targeting journalists and citizens who report the truth. Just also wanted to make you aware that Sony phones sold in Europe are manufactured in Japan. So there are other high quality phone hardware manufacturers outside of China that you might be able to use for future versions of the BraX phone.

@finnk1289

2 жыл бұрын

Sony phones are made in Japan? What about the underlying chips? I would love to buy tech with chips not manufactured in China.

@carltondsilva7489

2 жыл бұрын

@@finnk1289 The Xperia line of Sony phones that are sold in the UK (and presumably the rest of Europe) are indeed manufactured in Japan. Do not know about the chips themselves, but one would expect better standards of scrutiny against hardware embedded spyware and backdoors in Japan, a country that values freedom, than one that is openly hostile to the concept. So it is at least a step in the right direction.

One nuance as I have understood it, mister Braxman. Allegedly governments have people look at the code of proprietary software like Windows, for security reasons. Of course there is great - but excessively expensive - disassembly software with which you can kind of get the source code, in the form of pseudocode. It is not perfect but it works quite well.

The Pinephone (Pro) might not be the answer today, but it will directly or indirectly be the future of private mobile computers/communications. With that stated this would not be possible without Purism's Librem 5.

Rob, Thank you. I am going to mention Assembler language in my comment... something that you probably understand well. This reply is mostly written for your viewers who are not programmers. :) Most of Linux and freebsd kernels are written at a C level, with limited Assembler modules. I just want to point out that binary machine code can be disassembled... Assembly language is just above machine level. I am able to read and change assembler language code. Most computer science degree programs offer Assembler language as an option during degree studies, yet most students will opt for higher level languages, and never learn Assembler. :) Yes, I am a "dinosaur" coder. Because Assembler is almost machine level, it takes much more time to figure out what is being done. Development and reverse engineering of binary modules is usually done at C level or higher. So disassembling a kernel and adding a switch to limit communication to any other devices and service or government agencies is perfectly possible. It is very impossible to disassemble a ROM, yet if you can solder, you should pe able to disassemble a ROM and replace the ROM with a PRAM. :) A PRAM would also allow for outside sources to update the PRAMs, which is why PRs are not used in most devices. ;) Just pointing out that anything is possible. ;)

I've got a question about BLE. Does the data sent over the mesh network flood the network? Just wondering. Thanks.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

There's a Time to Live (TTL) and when the message has been accepted the forwarding stops

@UltimateTechHub

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech OK thanks Rob.

Perhaps you have already addressed it in another video, but why did you choose to make braxOS closed sourced?

But Rob, removing SIM card won't make you undetectable in protest. The cell modem stays active even without SIM, "so that the phone could call emergency number(s)", and each cell SOC has unique ID (sort of like MAC address equivalent for wireless networks), which is associated in service provider's database with all SIMs ever used on the phone. Therefore, if it is on, base stations know where you are, even without SIM. Your state agencies (also, state agencies of service provider's HQ state, if it is a global corp) can press service provider into handing out that information. There is no way around it. It is the deal between us and them: we use their services, they get to know everything about our usage of their services. To avoid tracking, simply, learn to function without connection. Switch the device completely off. Disconnect the battery. Alternately, keep the phone in a Faraday cage pouch if you expect you might on occasion need readiness ASAP.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

I explained that in last Wednesday's video. SIM card removal will work

Rob, I run Linux Mint on an old laptop, but use the hotspot function on an Android to have internet. What are your thoughts on this concerning privacy/security ? My carrier also offers a 'modem-like' device which plugs in a wall socket (simple AC power) and has its own (data only) simcard, would this be more secure, since no smartphone is in the middle ? Thanks for your views on this matter, Patrick

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Hotspot is fine. It's data only

@patrickvanreeth7355

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech Thanks for your swift reply ! I was getting concerned about about smartphones being able to be used as - for lack of a better name - remotely controlled man-in-the-middle devices (as in not interfering with your traffic, but still giving 'others' a chance to view and analyse it ... ) Looking forward to your next videos 🙂

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

You can be anonymous if you randomize your MAC address and use public Wi-fi (I am simplifying things here, as you can also be identified in other more subtle ways), but if you use cellular data, they always know who and where you are.

I have a few nit picks to call out, but I want to first say that I think this is a pretty great and informative video and I could understand skipping these nuances to keep a simpler description for a wider audience. "humans cannot read machine language" is effectively true for most people, including the majority of developers, but it's not difficult to disassemble machine code into mnemonic assembly which is more readable but even that can still be obfuscated to the point of making it extremely laborious to understand. "if you eliminate the source code, then noone can modify the binary code [...] Since someone always has to have the source code to do that", is a bit more inaccurate. It's definitely more difficult to build modified versions of binaries without source but it's also not uncommon for people to do it anyway. My favorite example of this has to be romhacking scene, where people modify classic console games.

@michaels5166

2 жыл бұрын

listen..This is EARTH and most people are not debugging nor delving into source code,so yes, effectively humans cannot read source code...period..Your attempt at making a point is like saying people can learn to drive a stick here in the US, when the FACT is,most cars sold here are automatic, not manual.

@ZenoTasedro

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaels5166 I don't understand why my comment has bothered you, but my best guess is that I came off as a bit of a know it all or something along those lines. My intention wasn't to make a point, I just wanted to share some clarity about something that is often misunderstood and was phrased slightly inaccurately in the video. I don't expect these aspects to be common knowledge

@michaels5166

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZenoTasedro First of all, you sound kinda crazy, contradicting yourself ,because YOU said ,you had some things to "CALL OUT', which is an attempt at making a point. It did not 'bother' me, it just was not logical, and I gave you an actual example. I guess you missed actually reading that in your quest to imply I was 'bothered'. If you do not expect what you are saying to be common knowledge, then you would logically only address you statements, views, ideas to a specific set of people. See, that's why I do not go to AKC meetings, national physic workshops, and barber conventions, because MOST people like me, have no clue what's going on. That would be like me making 'corrective' comments about the nuances of music synthesis in an open forum to a general, average crowd. In that example I am sitting there correcting someone about power amp types, when common sense says most people do not care. If you still do not get it, it doesnt matter

@michaels5166

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZenoTasedro oh, and for the record, Chest said the same things in different words, which prompted me to comment.. Hail to all the critics and experts, because you are all impressive, to yourselves..

@ZenoTasedro

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaels5166 glad you set the record straight, maybe you can feel better now that you've more fully berated a stranger on the internet

Hey rob , wondering how you kept your interest and continue to learn, be curious and constantly researching these topics for years to come ? I’m afraid I’ll get even a little comfortable, settle in and live the rest of my life on auto pilot . I’d love to be well informed and always learning. How to balance ?

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

Be curious & a big crazy

1984 is here west vs east is about to start

Rob love to see u man. Yeah people need to know Free software is not like free beer but free from tracking . Open vs free software are different.

I'd enjoy your general opinion of Lineage OS and branches like /e/.

It would be great to see a comparison of Linux phones on this channel that included the Volla phone, the Pinephone Pro and the phone by avoozer.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Pinephone, Librem5, by I don't currently have a Volla. Maybe Volla can send me one. If it actually works, it would be good since I already know and have used Ubuntu Touch

@jorgschuster773

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech The interesting thing about the Avoozer phone is that it comes with some special privacy features, such as Toxza, a supposedly super-private and serverless messenger.

Fascinating subject.

I have two questions. 1: When a company releases source code for public viewing, how do people really know THAT's the source code that was actually compiled? Couldn't they create a project with a bunch of back doors, then release a nice looking clean source code on their website that makes us think everything is fine? 2: Do location spoofing apps still work on Android 10?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

In a GPL world, you can compile the code yourself. You don't rely on the source to compile for you. At some point, the last device has to have an element of trust since of course they can change what they actually put in the device. That would be a violation of the license however since the rule is, any change must be published.

@calysagora3615

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech Yeah, the rule is; never smoke pot, it would violate the social contract than no one ever signed. So it obviously never happens! Right? ...riiight???

android pushing new updates recently in which only vague info is given about the update, "The security of your device has been improved.", the latest of which claims it can only be postponed a maximum of 3 times before it will update regardless of what you want. if you are as stubborn as myself you may hit "Schedule install" and schedule it for the max allowed, 24hrs from now, then periodically repeat. granted it only staved off the update for about a week and a half as, after this point, my device could no longer utilize some basic functions, though which exactly, escape me atm.

How can you be certain that there isn't a hidden eSim built into the baseband modem?

I must say, I'm glad I stumbled upon this video

If you are listening to Rob Brax, you are the resistance.

You've probably answered before (I'm sure I've brought it up before), but since cellphones can dial regional emergency-numbers without a SIM how does that make them inaccessible & unidentifiable to carriers et al.? Not asking to be a smarta**, I really want to know o_O

Rob, My wife and I are eager to follow your advice and get degoogled phones. We are longtime Apple users but we will switch to Android phones. Are you able to degoogle the Pixel 6? What about Samsung can the dame be done there? We ask because of their small flip phone making it convenient to use and carry. Do we need to change tablets? If so what tablet do you recommend? We are definitely not techies.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

We cannot do a Pixel 6 nor any Samsungs. Pixel 5 and 5a would be the highest. And there's the Brax2 phone

People are using emulation (Eg: ShannonEE) and OTA "fuzzing" with testbeds to search for exploits in baseband firmware. What was once only capable by alphabet agencies is falling into the hands of everyday testers. With over 65k functions in Shannon (Samsung) alone it's going to take a while but analysis software will speed it up, hopefully progress is made in securing and exploiting hardware we buy and own.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Let's talk about it in the next video. Shannon, Hexagon, on and on. The extra computer inside your phone.

Just like an Oreo tasty n deceiving

Now that Duck Duck Go has taken on the roll of censorship what search engine would you recommend?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

At the moment Startpage is less censored. Though it uses Google results.

Soon we'll be able to backwards engineer binary code, I feel like AI will be able to reverse the process & even sort it nicely for us with indentations. I expect in the future that ALL code will become source code, even obfuscation will be tackled by AI given enough time. Ultimately we all know that the CPU can only understand certain instructions, & all code eventually has to directly interact with the CPU. This is my prediction, I give it 5 - 10 years before this technology is not only available but thoroughly researched & understood, maybe 15 years before script kiddies can begin reverse engineering binarys.

@softwarelivre2389

2 жыл бұрын

That already exists. It is called decompilation.

Thank you

I prefer the term Opened Source-code. If the word is only source, what source? Source-code is specific.

PLEASE someone tell Rob to update the Best Secure Instant Messaging Apps list !

SOC's inside of SOC's; it's SOC's all the way down!

Wouldn’t it make sense to have an external sim dock that have physical switch?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

In theory yes. I actually suggested this to a phone builder. Wire a switch to the SIM card. But SOC's are mass produced. No one will build a custom one for you

@audentesfortunailuvat

2 жыл бұрын

Ultimately no because it is the imei number on your actual device that they use to track you.

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech - Once they connect any phone iD to your SIM, they may be able to track you just based on that ID. The SIM is just a smart card based user ID. The phone can talk to the tower without the SIM as proven by the fact that you can make emergency calls without the SIM. Is there some hardware which allows me to sniff cellular packs with Wireshark?

don't phones allow emergency services calls without sim card inserted? so surely the baseband modem is not fully deactivated by removing the sim..?!

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

next video

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. As far as I know, the SIM is just your smart card access to the network.

Unless your compiling your source code yourself you have to trust someone. Do you trust the your source? Does the does your source use good practices. Compliers are a gray area. There is "no reason" to believe the are using open source compliers. Once its in binary machine code your screwed.

Can youself make a phone with custom modem and bluetooth that going to remove this hardware spying ?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

You have to be an SOC maker to change certain modules meaning Apple, Samsung, Mediatek, Qualcomm. Small players can only buy SOC's that already exist since they are made in the hundreds of millions in quantity (4 Billion a year)

Lineage OS ist also comunicaiting with Google e OS is the only Android alternative.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

BraxOS

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

there is a lot of recent discussion that Lineage still connects to supl.google.com which it likely does. The importance of this is minimal at best. But BraxOS does not connect to supl.google.com. (Assisted GPS)

@ReinhardSchuster

2 жыл бұрын

@Dimguru there is actually a study which shows Lineage OS is communicating with Google. Android e is also not communicating with Google. It works fine on the new Fairphone

Respect Man 👍⚔️🕊️🙏

18:15 What is "vaporware"?

@6:39 Even though he is a zealot, that doesn't discount his efforts. Without GPL no FOSS and without FOSS no Linux. Everything else is just open source which is not bad, unless you want to be able to use, modify and review code. Only a copyleft license guarantees that.

@Mr0rris0

2 жыл бұрын

How did all that play out... persephone cult or freenode or both?

@calysagora3615

2 жыл бұрын

WRONG! You got this the wrong way around. Linux existed BEFORE it was licenced GPL2. It's MUCH more true to say that FOSS and GNU would have still been dead in the water, if not for Linus Torvalds creating first Linux, and then GIT and GitHub. And he's smart enough not to fall for the GPL3 commie garbage.

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

@@calysagora3615 But he IS regretting it BTW, AGPL improves on it

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mr0rris0 it's LiberaChat now

Rob, can I ask why this is titled "the perils of open source?" You've declared open source as a good thing, but to a non-viewer it may spear to be against open-source.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Not all Open source is equal

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech but they're good for privacy in the long run

Is anyone making cases and screen protectors for the Brax Phone 2?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

It uses the same form factor as a Coolpad Cool S so there are some. Not many. The phone comes with a screen protector and case

Looking for that privacy and de-goggle phone

It’s becoming so hard to retain your privacy these days. I feel like I the only real options are to ditch the modern tech entirely, or just give up the fight and accept that this is just how it is.

Replace Windows with ReactOS

@gimlam5909

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, make sure to tell me when it's ready :P or not.

my iPh11 harms .. shocks me in chest when viewing certain videos .. & that’s just tip of pernicious big tech iceberg ..

gpl isnt enough for things running in the cloud

Dear Rob, It might be true what u say …. but to stay with my relatives and my bank accounts or anything else in my life we are depending on WhatsApp or FaceTime to get in Contact with them… the most of them aren’t tech guys… they are old and they need the simplicity of an apple and there is nothing better than damn apple…I understood your explanation but we all need the simplicity in our life … we are not sitting in front of our smartphones 7/24….

smoke signals -- never fails

Mental Outlaw made a funny video of setting up a linux distro without GNU. GNU is an awesome project, though are slowly becoming less prominent. I will miss their market domination in the future should this trend continue.

@AcidiFy574

2 жыл бұрын

How are they becoming less prominent ??? They're becoming more prominent or technically stagnant

Howabout a BraxTop Laptop?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

There's Linux

Linux has been successful beyond its wildest dreams. Now it’s time for open source to turn to the mobile space.

Cool green screen.🤙

@surfside75

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonsummers6705 it truly looked like one to me🙃🤦

Rob have you seen what loads of doctors and other professionals have been showing what is inside the waxeens? Insane nano routers, sensors , carbon nano tubes etc very disturbing also verified by multiple doctors in various countries . Mesh network 2.0??

I miss the days of Cobol B...oh wait, the government still uses it.

we need your take on duckduckgo.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

It's a censoring platform like most. I've tested and in it's worse results from censorship than Startpage (which uses Google search but unidentified)

I'm sure Apples favorite honey eating friend is quite happy to see BLE

Genuine query: have you, Rob, tried to get into joe Rogan or lex Fridman podcast?.. 🧐 thanks ✌️

@elliot1784

2 жыл бұрын

Onto* as a guest

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Rogan watches my channel regularly. But I'm not important enough to invite

@elliot1784

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech you most certainly are important enough for humanity in my book. (if you’re legit that is! 😁) Thanks for the reply by the way!

Well, I bet companies use GPL licensed software all the time, they just don't tell anyone.

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Hardly ever true.. GPL licensed sotware is almost always recognized to be GPL and frequently found on Github

@KoltPenny

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech True. But sometimes in the third world, there's little care about the legality of software use or distribution.

I just ran across Apple is making their own chip. The M1 .

FOSS FTW!

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Yay!

8 thumbs up

Van life ?

@robbraxmantech

2 жыл бұрын

Yacht Life?

@hippiestafarii

2 жыл бұрын

@@robbraxmantech very nice :-) Do you plan to degoogle the one plus 8 ?

We all need to pool our money for a $100 billion life insurance policy on you To make sure you stay alive

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