TBH USB-C to 3.5mm adapters are better anyways IMO, they're very small and just stay attached to my headphones, have a better DAC and amplifier inside than most onboard 3.5mm jacks ever did, and it never gets stuffed full of pocket lint which was always an issue on phones that had an onboard jack.

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helix 1 point 6 days ago

Just get an USB-C soundcard, don't be silly. There's countless ways the surveillance state is becoming worse but audio jacks are not one of them. 3.5mm jacks are very error prone and mainstream people didn't really use them anymore once wireless in ears got good battery life.

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umbrella 2 points 6 days ago

like bluetooth audio isn't buggy as fuck all the time. or like getting a whole ass soundcard for my phone is practical at all.

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helix 2 points 6 days ago

You know USB C sound cards are just a small thing you put into the USB C slot and it provides a 3.5mm slot? It's just an adaptor with some logic in it. You'd need to carry around something weighing a few grams and being smaller than a cubic centimeter or so.

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umbrella 0 points 5 days ago

it's gonna be dongles all the way in huh. 3 different soundcard chips, one for each output.

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monovergent 11 points 7 days ago

Gross. Does it still track bluetooth if the phone is already paired with a headset and not actively searching for new connections? Guess I'll be back to wired headphones if that's the case.

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f3nyx 13 points 7 days ago

yes, iirc phones still advertise periodically. best to switch it off when not in use.

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ISOmorph 10 points 7 days ago

The issue aren't necessarly phones. Some/most can randomize their MAC. The issue are the gadgets: watches, earbuds, etc. Can't turn off BT there.

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RhondaSandTits 3 points 7 days ago

MAC randomization doesn't help as much as you might think - your phone is periodically asking out for WiFi ssids that it wants to automatically connect to, such as your home and work.

After ssids are collected, these can be looked up on sites like wiglewifi to find your address.

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AndyMFK 8 points 7 days ago

How do I invest in Faraday cages?

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communism 5 points 7 days ago

Just look for "faraday bag" online. There's some online stores that sell them.

If you mean an actual cage rather than a bag, not sure, but I imagine you could make one to your specified dimensions.

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surewhynotlem 1 point 3 days ago

Buy candy.

https://cybernews.com/tech/kitkat-faraday-cage/

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Manalith 3 points 5 days ago

It's only a matter of time for Flock, but since the article seems too scard to mention the actual company name, it's Leonardo https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/...

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