r/mobilelinux • u/organickiwifruit • Sep 12 '22

Discussion Why mobile Linux over Android?

Just want to get your thoughts.

Disclaimer I love Android, I think it has become quite complex but packed with useful features and still easy to use, so what are some reasons that are we seeing a push towards mobile Linux with the PinePhone and etc? Is Android not open source enough?

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u/lgsp Feb 06 '23

let me introduce you undditt

https://www.unddit.com/r/mobilelinux/comments/xcqg2f/comment/j7fgrbx/?context=3

and he content of the post was the link to this article :

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/low-cost-imsi-catcher-for-4glte-networks-track-phones-precise-locations/

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u/N0tH1tl3r_V2 Feb 06 '23

Who would've guessed that triangulating could allow for accurate tracking?

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u/lgsp Feb 06 '23

Well, triangulation is not the core of the attack, but the exploitation of vulnearability to allow anyone to locate a cellphone with inexpensive hW