Freedom Phone, the phone of freedom. This is the name of the cell phone created by a young conservative from Idaho, a multi-billionaire thanks to Bitcoin. The young boy, Erik Finman, has decided that Apple, Google and all other US and non-US companies limit people’s freedom, that Big Tech are the enemies of the United States and for this reason we need to create a new, emancipated phone. uncensored, only for Republicans, conservatives and the US right.
The announcement was on Finman’s Twitter profile who, with a video full of American flags and praises to former President Trump, said that with this phone he will lead the fight against Big Tech. “Everyone is complaining about how these companies are doing, but nobody does anything to change that. Everyone says ‘so make your phone’ and I did it, ”are the words of the young Finman in the video, also marking that his phone is the best in the world, as well as costing only $ 500.
Today I’m announcing the Freedom Phone.
This is the first major pushback on the Big Tech companies that attacked us – for just thinking different.
Complete with it’s own Uncensorable App Store & Privacy Features.
We’re finally taking back control. https://t.co/tOSnuxncfd pic.twitter.com/Hykp08ITCQ
– ERIK FINMAN (@erikfinman) July 14, 2021
There have been some complications though. Initially, Finman had stated that the production would be handled entirely by him, with a completely American staff and without any help from the big companies. After developing a computer system, he created the phone to insert the program, but according to many, the production was done in China, which has led to numerous criticisms. After recognizing the mistake, Finman decided to do like Trump: use another company, brand his own, and call the Freedom Phone. And so it was.
So, just like Trump selling a steak calling it “Trump Steak” without having a slaughterhouse, as the New York Times reports, Finman has made deals with an Idaho phone company, ClearCellular, which already makes its own cell phone, cutting costs. of production, shipping and import, and put the operating system of the Freedom Phone in it.
What’s inside the phone
In addition to a background with the US flag, it contains an App Store where you can download anything, it already comes with some selected and pre-installed applications mainly pro-republican, many of which have been censored by others platforms (like Parler and Rumble), and has an operating system that promises to be immune to hackers and data stealers.
Cnet, a site specializing in technology, pointed out that, while the politically conservative idea of the phone may appeal to many, what Finman says about privacy and data protection – as well as the fact that he didn’t get support from Big Tech – that’s not entirely true. In fact, ClearCellular takes advantage of the phone lines of At & T and T-Mobile, two big US tech companies, and the operating system, which was originally to be called FreedomOS, now works with the help of ClearOS Mobile, as well as the Android 10 platform produced. from those bad googles. The Freedom Phone is therefore not so “free” from Big Tech, and for some it is not even so secure because it seems to work on the basis of microchips produced in China known to have been hacked several times.
A few weeks ago the first Freedom Phone devices were shipped, and the first feedback was not positive, but Finman did not want to disclose who bought the first devices, making it difficult to understand if the phone is actually “the best in the world. ”
It’s shipping time! https://t.co/tOSnux5AQD pic.twitter.com/Xv6lE5C8K7
– ERIK FINMAN (@erikfinman) August 10, 2021
