also not entirely sure how "roms" work

@EndangeredProdigy If you replace the intel management firmware on your machine with a free version e.g. Linux based you maybe okay. But a lot of intel chipset don't have W^X execute bit and is a problem.

get a dumb flip phone, privacy is a joke no matter how you fuck with android

flip phones are the fucking shit nigga

hell yea

You can't replace IME it's built into the chip

flip phones still get listened to

this thing looks cool

anything with a microphone that's connected to the cellular network can be listened to

lol

correct, but some have a switch to turn off mic

that doesn't do anything

shit boys we can play tic-tac-toe on that motherfucker

if you mean talking on networks at all, well ofc it is compromised

that should be assumed already

unless it's an actual hardware switch that eliminates ALL electrical current running to the microphone, it's not gonna keep them from listening to you

that's what i meant

they exist

I wonder if there's a secret backdoor in Arduino or Pi boards

not network wise

the official ones anyway

they aren't meant to be secure devices

if it's on network, it's fucked

yeah

If you are mega paranoid the only way really is to use Power or RiscV system with an obscure OS (OpenBSD , Icaros or something like Guix)

templeOS...

only way to ensure that you aren't compromised it to not be connected to an open network

obviously

have everything run on a closed network

but of course you can't do that if you want to use the internet

lol

i'm not sure about this

i'd use sandboxes

check out my new machine

make sure that anything that talks to the ouside world is in a sandbox

I doubt anyone will have a ready to go exploit for my MorphOS based Mac Mini G4

I just stopped caring

you'd be surprised how compromised it all is

If they wanna listen in to my boring ass they can go right ahead

if they want it, they will get it. period

@EndangeredProdigy
That's the link https://imgur.com/a/knwL87h