> making every citizen constantly carry an always-on device from the USA full of sensors and permanent internet access

I hope it gives at least some boost to GNU/Linux phones. Librem 5 is my daily driver, and it feels amazing despite its drawbacks.

Related:

'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfairly penalised (theguardian.com)

676 points by zeristor 1 day ago | 784 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43137488