I think he's saying he rather use a landline, so they can't pin point his location via GPS
You would need a very long cord for that land line for that to be an effective countermeasure! I think it is just generic Google-hatred.
Well, you can still follow a cord...
No, he has a point. If the cord is long enough, whoever is following it will get tired and turn around.
Also you can tie the person up with the cord.
why not just generic mobile-phone hatred?
they are all privacy intrusive in some way or another.
it's not all Brand Y vs. Brand X.
I think he's saying that in the last few years Google has become extremely thirsty for all king of user data. Their latest Android apps by default send a ton of personal data to the Google servers. E.g. the Android keyboard periodically uploads a list of the hundred most often typed words, unless you go to settings and disable this "feature".
I think he's saying that any modern phone has firmware on it that has the keys owned by a third party other than the purchaser of the hardware. Anyone with the keys can potentially be 'thirty for user data', which may include "Peaceful-country-turned-regime's" 's, new owners.
No I was merely stating the Google's business model is subsidised via owning your data. Which then they can manipulate/share at their discretion. Which is fine because you get an affordable piece of tech right? ... right? ...