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> Either you choose a somewhat open platform, or you choose privacy Huh? Isn't Linux (the original one, not derivates like Android) relatively private, while b
by tomp 8y ago
> Either you choose a somewhat open platform, or you choose privacy
Huh? Isn't Linux (the original one, not derivates like Android) relatively private, while being completely open?
- wycy 8y agoSure, but on any decent phone, the only Linux you're going to get is Android.
- gervase 8y agoI think the parent was implicitly referring to smartphone platforms. Certainly Linux is both the most open and most private option for general computing, which is probably why the parent was lamenting the fact that privacy and openness (in smartphones) are not tightly coupled.
- smileysteve 8y agoAndroid itself is "open", but if you want to do much with it, you want it with Google Apps.
- snaky 8y agoIf by 'to do much with it' you mean asking the weather by voice, then yes. Otherwise, F-Droid provides open-source alternatives for many apps, and then many apps from Google Play Market actually work fine without Google Play Services.
- MorrisofOrange 8y agoThe discussion currently is about phones. You either have google's android which is open but sells your info or ios which is closed but private. Ive been saying for years we need a Linux for phones. I don't have the knowhow but I would gladly donate funds towards a system.