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I want to leave my phone at home or not have it on me most of the time. Most calls I get are meaningless spam and I rarely need to answer my phone for real calls outside my home (though it does happen on ocassion). One thing I do want and am accustomed to is having music, however.

I was looking at Amazon and Aliexpress for devices that can play mp3/mp4s, some can do that and even have ebook readers which is great. I don't see any connectivity on them or microphones save for the one that is included on the earbuds or Bluetooth.

And that is one question I have: can Bluetooth compromised your privacy? I know Bluetooth hacking is real but how bad is it?

I guess if it has a microphone it is ok if I dont have any connectivity. What do you guys recommend?

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[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

All i can say is good luck. Just about the most modern thing you can actually buy (with a reputable manufacturer) without wireless capability or a microphone is going to be an older Ipod.

Its an extremely niche market, mostly people who work in SCIF's.

[-] bootstrap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Dunno where you got this from.

There is an entire market full of DAPs and DACs.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Correct. And a MASSIVE number of them have wireless capability or a microphone. Device requirements can be strict; in my case "no wireless or microphone" meant "physically cannot have a wireless card or a microphone", not just software controlled ability to turn it off, and IIRC required some form of proof of that. Ipods were about all i could find that wasn't hard to get ahold of or get approved.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago
[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Secure Compartmentalized Information Facility.

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