Sounds like a good way to guarantee a phone with a backdoor

Lol. It's about choosing the devil you're most comfortable with. I bet Apple and Google have theirs too.

This post is about avoiding Apple and Google, so you've got some false dichotomy here. I bet my phone has no backdoor from them or China.

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		Alright, if you say so.