[NTLUG:Discuss] Off topic but

[David Eddleman]

Motorola Mobility, the phone manufacturer, is a subsidiary of Lenovo, but
they're out of Chicago.

And if you're really worried about that, don't forget that 99% of
smartphones out there are made, partially or wholly, in China. As are most
mass-produced consumer electronics.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM Leroy Tennison <leroy.tennison at verizon.net>
wrote:

>  Thanks for that encouraging input...  Along the same line, I thought
> Motorola was owned by the Chinese.
>     On Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 04:50:19 AM GMT, David Eddleman <
> david.eddleman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Before you go and get off in the weeds, consider this.
>
> Android services run as root. They can see everything that passes through
> your phone already. I'd wager that the Samsung messaging app is just a
> wrapper around messaging that the native OS already handles. High chance
> that Google already sees your messages.
>
> Also, Samsung is certainly no saint. A lot of those Korean megacorps have
> some very shady history.
>
> If you want privacy, your only real option is to load an unofficial ROM.
> GrapheneOS, LineageOS, /e/, Cyanogen, etc. Personally I'm waiting to see
> what the hardware partnership between Graphene and Motorola is going to
> produce.
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM Leroy Tennison <
> leroy.tennison at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Samsung is discontinuing their (Android) messaging app in July and
> > encouraging everyone to switch to Google messages.  I would prefer to not
> > give Google any more information about me than they already have and thus
> > am looking for an alternative.  I've read about RCS and am not sure I
> > "absolutely need that".  Any experiences or recommendations would be
> > appreciated.  Thanks.
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