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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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isn't the simpliest way to increase eprivacy simply to turn off phones when we leave the house, when we don't expect a call? (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago by thursday_j@lemmy.perthchat.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Adding on to what Grouchy already said (good post) :

Like they said, safer for what? Against who? A landline can't get stolen from your pocket. A landline can't use encrypted E2EE messaging apps like Jitsi or Signal. Words like 'safe', 'private' and 'secure' mean nothing without context. They describe situations.
I use a phone for far more than calls, a landline wouldn't change that
Most of the benefits of a security-focused ROM are against hacking and untrusted apps. These don't affect landline phones.