From Apple’s Inside to a New Kind of Phone: Privacy, Free Speech, and Building a Third Platform

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We trade last‑minute schedules and kid chaos for a deep dive into how modern phones leak data, why “Ask App Not to Track” isn’t enforcement, and what a third platform built for privacy and free speech looks like. Joe shares his Apple-to-Unplugged journey, the Raxxis findings, and practical features that make privacy usable.
• zero‑to‑one background from Nomi acquisition to Apple services
• motivation for a third platform beyond Apple and Google
• Raxxis test revealing 3,400 sessions and 210,000 packets in one hour
• third‑party data brokers, pattern‑of‑life risks, Fourth Amendment gaps
• layered threat model from passive tracking to seizure and signals
• emergency reset, false PIN wipe, and hardware battery cut‑off
• first‑party vs third‑party privacy and ecosystem incentives
• “Ask App Not to Track” as preference vs permission
• Time Away to reduce engagement and regain attention
• firewall, USB data blocking, 2G limits, Bluetooth controls
• camouflaged VPN and operational noise in repressive networks
• app compatibility layer and broader app sourcing without Google
• clear business model: hardware and subscriptions, no data sale
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פרקים

1. Last‑Minute Setup & Parenting Chaos (00:00:00)

2. Joe’s Path: Ads, Nomi, and Apple (00:03:18)

3. Why Build a Third Platform (00:07:13)

4. The Raxxis Test: Tracking Exposed (00:10:33)

5. Data Brokers, Fourth Amendment Gaps (00:15:48)

6. Seizure Risks, Wipes, and Hardware Kill Switch (00:19:23)

7. Apple vs Third‑Party Apps: The Gray Areas (00:23:58)

8. Business Models and Time Away Design (00:29:13)

9. Fingerprinting Beyond Ad IDs (00:34:08)

10. Hardening: USB Data, 2G, Bluetooth Controls (00:37:38)

11. Camouflaged VPN and Operational Security (00:41:38)

12. Usability, App Compatibility, and Updates (00:46:03)