I dont want to start a fight or anything like that, I have to decide between these 2 and cant figure out which is the best and why, mostly because if you ask on X they just start swearing to each other without giving any real explanation, can anyone help a person who want to embrace privacy and anonimity?
Well, all I can say is that your arguments are theoretical ( so far )... DM is innocent until proven otherwise..
Not saying "trust" isn't a valid criteria when choosing software, It is... But I can't see anything shady about the project, it's a joy to use, and for what's it worth, I never looked at buying a big tech phone and flashing a custom ROM as a solution, it is, but a temporary fix, real solution in my opinion is a Linux phone that can run Android apps
this 👇 is not theoretical though, buying a pixel does support Google, that's why you buy a used pixel, minimizing the damage I guess