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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Soon privacy minded folks will have a burner phone for calls and sms (I need those for work) and carry some sort of phablet for smartphone functionality (gotta have my navigation app, for sure)

[–] thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What OS will that tablet be running?

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Whatever you choose.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

hopefully some flavor of linux

edit: but I'd take MacOS or Windows over either iOS or Android at this point. I suppose a toughbook mounted in my truck would do the job also. Cops rotate those out on a fairly regular basis.