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What would satisfy you that Apple takes privacy seriously? - Open source the enclave? - Open source the OS (be it macOS, iOS)? - Allow you to install your ow

• CaptSpify 9y ago
  All of the above would be great, obviously, but for me to take Apple seriously, I'd say that they'd need to: Open source pretty much anything that they can, allowing me to compile and install my own os and software. And this would have to be without having to contact apple's servers in any way. There might be more that I can't remember ATM, but I think that's the main gist of it. By not allowing me to see how the code works, I can't know what they are doing with my data. And by designing a system where I could set up as much of the stack as possible without having to contact any central source, would ensure that everyone could use it without fear of that data being mis-handled.
  • grzm 9y ago
    What phone and OS do you currently run? How does it meet all of these criteria?
    • CaptSpify 9y ago
      I use cyanogenmod. But I never said I had a phone that meets all of this criteria.
      • grzm 9y ago
        That's not the intent of my question. I'm asking "how" in the sense of explain (as opposed to just a "yes" or "no" answer). I'm asking you to apply those same criteria to the system you're using with the same critical eye and see how it stacks up. I don't know you system and I want to learn more about it.
        • CaptSpify 9y ago
          Oh, my apologies then for assuming the intent of your question. My current phone is somewhat open-source (cyanogenmod), though I think Google's version of "open-source, but you totally need to rely on our stuff to get basic functionality" is fairly bullshit. I can compile my own OS and additional software I can put tools on my phone that severely limit it's contact with Google's servers, although I suspect that there is an underlying system that ignores those tools. As for my computers, I use Linux. I typically run them on Thinkpads, but I've tried a few other systems as well. My next computer will be a Purism or System76 laptop. All in all, I'm not happy with any phone that I've seen. I can't think of any that I believe has taken legitimate action to show that they care about my privacy. As far as computer OS's, I think Linux has strongly taken action to ensure my privacy.
          • grzm 9y ago
            Thanks for elaborating. Where do you get your software? Do you compile it all yourself? Have you audited the code? Which servers do you connect to using your devices? Which services do you use? Do you run the tools you mention that limit network access to specific servers?
            • CaptSpify 9y ago
              I typically download it from the official website or a mirror. Sometimes I compile it, sometimes I don't. I typically only try to connect to my own servers, but I obviously connect to the open web in some circumstances. I sometimes do audit the code, but not always. I run a bunch of my own services, including a mail-server and some social-media stuff. The tools that I use to limit connections typically just turn off access to the internet as a whole, rather than to specific servers, though some of my firewall rules only allow certain things to hit certain servers.
              • grzm 9y ago
                Thanks. Is this an accurate summary of what you'd like? - Completely open hardware. - Completely open software. - Freedom to load any software you'd like on your device. - Control over the data that's being sent by your device.