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The Freedom Phone is a Scam
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July 20, 2021
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A new smartphone is making waves among Trump supporters. This week, a 22-year-old self-described Bitcoin millionaire introduced the Freedom Phone, a $499 device meant to be completely free from “Big Tech’s” censorship and influence.
But it turns out the same smartphone is actually from China, and probably just a cheap knockoff.
The Freedom Phone comes from Erik Finman, who claims the product has everything Trump supporters could dream of, including an “uncensorable” app store, preinstalled conservative-friendly apps including Parler and Rumble, and even its own anti-surveillance operating system called FreedomOS.
“There’s no app tracking, no keyboard tracking, and no location tracking because I believe in your security,” Finman claims in a video touting the device.
The product quickly gained support from pro-Trump supporters, including political commentator Candace Owens. However, The Daily Beast noticed the Freedom Phone looks strikingly similar to a budget smartphone from a Chinese vendor called Umidigi. The device is called the Umidigi A9 pro, and you can buy it on the Chinese e-commerce site AliExpress starting at $119.
Finman later told The Daily Beast that the Freedom Phone was indeed sourced from Umidigi, a company that’s based in Shenzhen, China. That’s not a great look, given the “America First” stance among Pro-Trump supporters.
Hiring a Chinese supplier to build the device is also ironic, since the Freedom Phone promises to be free of Big Tech’s influence and censorship. China has gained a notorious reputation for suppressing online dissent and sponsoring computer hacks to spy on the US government and private sector. The security fears have prompted the US to ban certain Chinese companies, such as Huawei and ZTE, from the US supply chain.
In response, Finman said he had no choice but to source the phone from China. “We designed this between my design lab and our partner in Hong Kong to make a phone that is custom,” he claimed in a tweet on Friday. “Impossible to build phone in the US top to bottom unfortunately. Motorola tried and put billions of dollars into it, as of right now it’s impossible.”
#Scam #FreedomPhone #Censorship
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