Also one thing. I remember seeing a video with Edward Snowden who said that the first thing he does when he gets a new phone is open it and remove the microphone, and if he needs to make a call he has an attachment to it that has the needed microphone.

I have soldering tools and stuff. I am willing to take a risk in busting up a 40$ DAP if it means physically removing the microphone from it and eliminating any chance of it being used.

What is SCIF?

With a wired earbud set i think I can keep my Bluetooth turned off. That does usually mean it is off and hackers cant get to it, right?

I have an ancient but functional Galaxy Ace 2. It a 2012 vintage. Would that be able to track me or would I be safe? It is a 3G max and is not 4g or LTE capable.

That’s fair. I have to admit, to me social media was mostly about talking to others. I didn’t get into TikTok or Instagram because I didn’t see that option other than to watch short form videos, which is not something I like.

Then we currently have a failure to communicate. Please define what is and what is not social media online. Are older PHP forums social media or not? Those were the first social media I did online and continued to be the main way I did any internet socializing for many years.

And people under 16 often do need to talk to others. Social media can be a massive cesspit, but there are uses for it and they can be critical for some.

They seem to be as far as stupidity goes.

So they want to restrict young people’s access to the internet but also expand their voting rights?