> "Break free from Google" and buy a Pixel phone from them to do so.

Pretty much yeah.

Also, the surveillance tech is getting ahead of the people now, this article might make sense back in 2015, it’s not the case anymore, even if you use a full linux distribution, hardened too, but connected to the cellular network through a modem, the operator can pinpoint your location accurately, because all new cell modems are equipped with gnss and send the NMEA message either in demand or periodically to the towers.. not to mention if your software is open source and secure, your hardware isn’t, and until we reach that point, I would prefer to have a gray man model and blend in within the crowd rather than standing out like a sore thumb.