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by: sms - Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:34 UTC

https://freedomphone.com/

It's a low-end phone from a Chinese company called Umidigi, selling at a
high price.

The one being marketed has its own operating system, a modified version
of Android. It has its own app store.

<https://www.pcmag.com/news/freedom-phone-meant-for-trump-supporters-is-also-made-by-chinese-vendor>

It's this phone:
<https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001468394552.html>. It sells for
$120 on Aliexpress. Freedom Phone is selling it for $500.

About as insecure a phone as you could hope for.

"If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry." -- Chekhov

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