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Sure, there are always things you can't control in a mobile phone because modem manufacturers don't like to give up that control (and I'm sure there are regulatory concerns as well).

My point is that if you don't want Gemini, Copilot or whatever, you can make choices to avoid them. Each choice has consequences, and some just reveal issues you had ignored up to that point (e.g. your modem issue).

But why not a paper notebook? For me:

  • easy to lose/forget to pack on trips; can't lose a cloud service
  • paper doesn't have a good backup mechanism
  • can't copy/paste into my devices from a paper notebook
  • I'm much less likely to use good, random passwords with a notebook

I use Bitwarden, which gives me a lot of convenience, allows me to self-host and iwny data, and encourages me to use really strong passwords.