# /e/OS — a privacy-centric OS for your phone

- Institution: CERN
- Department: IT Lightning Talks (ITLT)
- Speaker: Michael Davis
- Year: 2021
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3003421)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [/e/OS — a privacy-centric OS for your phone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3003421/a7e8080ee153), 7 min (CERN's player)