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21 Jun 2021, 7:15 pm

When they started making smartphones & tablets, you didn’t need a security app to protect your devices. What is the best to protect your your tablet & phone?



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21 Jun 2021, 7:20 pm

I don't even have a password to unlock mine. :oops:


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22 Jun 2021, 10:55 pm

Just not having vulnerabilities always helps. Make frequent audits and ensure that no suspicious activity is happening.

Using secure operating systems, e.g., OpenBSD and BlackBerry OS, is also beneficial.


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06 Jul 2021, 7:34 pm

Kitty4670 wrote:
When they started making smartphones & tablets, you didn’t need a security app to protect your devices. What is the best to protect your your tablet & phone?


They are developing Linux-based distributions for smartphones. A site called DistroWatch will describe these attempts.

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23 Jul 2021, 3:11 pm

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They are developing Linux-based distributions for smartphones. A site called DistroWatch will describe these attempts.

Be well.


The things which advertise being Linux-based tend to be insecure or slow, having been written rather poorly.
Ubuntu Touch is arguably the best mobile operating system which boasts being a Linux distro... but is still pretty cheesy.

As a result of being a strain of Android, GrapheneOS is based upon Linux. Additionally, GrapheneOS is actually reasonably secure and fast.


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