{"id":14045,"date":"2023-11-30T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1401908"},"modified":"2023-11-30T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:00:47","slug":"can-you-degoogle-a-phone-murena-tried-and-added-a-kill-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14045","title":{"rendered":"Can you \u2018deGoogle\u2019 a phone? Murena tried \u2014 and added a kill switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My ancient Samsung Galaxy is ready for retirement. Cracks expand across the screen, photos are hazy blurs, and the battery barely survives a day. It\u2019s time to buy a replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The initial contenders for my cash were the usual mix: Androids and iPhones with old names, incremental upgrades, and eye-watering price tags. While mulling over the options, a serendipitous email arrived in my inbox. A budding phonemaker called Murena was building a new handset with a bullish promise: \u201cthe ultimate pro-privacy smartphone.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

To substantiate the slogan, the company flaunted two compelling features: a physical \u201ckill switch\u201d to disconnect the device and an anti-tracking operating system. Consider me intrigued. <\/span><\/p>\n

The announcement of the phone \u2014 named the Murena 2 \u2014 was timely. Just hours later, a news story provided an inadvertent advertisement for the product.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Several US government agencies had<\/a> been illegally using location data taken from mobile apps. In one case, an official had tracked coworkers for personal reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such scandals have become commonplace.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>The Murena 2 introduces new privacy features for both hardware and software. Credit: Murena<\/figcaption>