<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <articles> <article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/"> <front> <article-meta> <title-group> <article-title>/e/OS — a privacy-centric OS for your phone</article-title> </title-group> <contrib-group> <contrib contrib-type="author"> <name> <surname>Davis</surname> <given-names>Michael</given-names> </name> <aff> <institution>CERN</institution> </aff> </contrib> </contrib-group> <pub-date pub-type="pub"> <year>2021</year> </pub-date> <self-uri xlink:href="http://cds.cern.ch/record/2792114"/> <self-uri xlink:href="https://indico.cern.ch/event/1097664/contributions/4635600/"/> <self-uri xlink:href="https://indico.cern.ch/event/1097664/"/> </article-meta> <abstract>&lt;!--HTML--&gt;According to a recent research paper from Trinity College Dublin, Android devices send substantial amounts of information to the OS developer and to third-parties (Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc.) that have pre-installed system apps, even if these apps are never used. /e/ is a privacy-centric Android variant which aims to minimise disclosure of personal data to third parties. At the heart of /e/ is MicroG, a free software re-implementation of the Google Location Services API. Beyond the OS itself, the /e/ foundation provides alternatives to the rest of the Google ecosystem, including an app store, a mapping application and cloud services (e-mail, calendar and contacts, office apps, storage, etc.) This talk will give a whirlwind overview of /e/ and my experiences of installing and using it on my phone.</abstract> </front> <article-type>Indico</article-type> </article> </articles>