A fella hooked on Internet and tech for some decades now. I’m running on a strict diet composed of coffee, chocolate biscuits and socially fueled anxiety.
I love anything that is also science fiction from Star Trek and Stargate to Cyberpunk 2077, THE FINALS and ARC Raiders.
Fairphone brand is basically saying to everyone “Hey look at our generic Android phone with everything you need from Google, including AI stuff and data collection” and when you ask if you can have a privacy friendly features they basically say “Nope, we just do a phone with replaceable parts, that’s all. Don’t ask for more”
I’m not a dev but does Swift will restrict it to Apple platforms since it is Apple language?
I’m feeling obliged to upvote and comment the cuteness of this little creature.
If your state requires ID verification, then most apps will probably comply. You can try Matrix with Element or just Signal with a group.
More more “off-the-line” alternatives you can look at Mumble and own your own server.