[GTALUG] privacy [was Re: Alternative to KOrganizer (KDE) ?]

[Blaise Alleyne]

On 13/08/15 09:13 AM, Giles Orr wrote:
> Ubuntu phone, now available outside Europe:
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/11/ubuntu_phone_global_sales/
> 
> Note that while you can buy it, connectivity in the U.S. (which
> probably means Canada too) may be spotty.  The larger 5" model is 200
> euros, which currently translates to $290 Canadian - although that
> doesn't include tax or shipping.  I'll be watching this closely: I
> have an intense aversion to Android and Google's snooping habits, and
> the idea of a Linux phone is very appealing.
> 


Android is Linux... just swapping Google's proprietary OS for a mix of free
software and Canonical proprietary stuff? Still, an Ubuntu base seems far
better. Though Canonical lost my trust on privacy with the Amazon dash thing --
they don't exactly have a stellar reputation on privacy either, even though
they're miles away from Google.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

https://fixubuntu.com/


> I'm not good at reading the standards and I don't care much about data
> plans (in fact I don't use them on my phone, only voice and Wifi).
> How well would this behave in Canada?
> 

"Specifically, both phones support 2G GSM on the 850/900/1800/1900MHz bands and
3G HSPA+ on the 900/2100MHz bands."

I think with that's Robelus (well, specifically Rogers for 2G GSM I think... but
seems like Bell or TELUS for 3G would be options).

No WIND (or other newer carriers), which use AWS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services#Canada


Which... is disappointing, because I'm never going back (to Rogers/Robelus) if I
can at all avoid it.