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Yes, I don't know how they can call it unblockable, since it's quite easy to block apps from app stores.

by marrone12 7y ago

lucb1e 7y ago
It's also quite easy to install an apk.
- yumraj 7y ago
  How about iOS?
  - lucb1e 7y ago
    Yeah if you choose for a locked platform, you're out of luck if you get locked out.
    - yumraj 7y ago
      Unfortunately that's a sophie's choice. A locked but privacy respecting platform vs a no-privacy but open platform.
      - lucb1e 7y ago
        I don't know about "no privacy" when you can install (perhaps except for a few drivers, depending on which hardware you fancy) a FOSS environment. I see where you are coming from and as a non-USA citizen I hate the Google integration as much as you probably do, but if this is the kind of thing you care about, Android is the free platform that gives you all the options. Those who say that iOS is more supportive of privacy... by default (if privacy is not important enough to you to follow a tutorial to install a clean OS), then sure, but when it really matters and you need to have control over your device, Apple just doesn't allow you to do that. But let me repeat: I do see where you are coming from. Apple does a bunch more things right on this front than Android (again, speaking about manufacturers' defaults) and a lot of non-technical people would find it hard to even follow the step by step instructions that are available. I'm not sure there is an absolute right or wrong answer in the general case. I'm just saying that for the specific case of people that (need to) care about this, Android is at least an open platform with a (tiny, tiny) FOSS ecosystem.
app4soft 7y ago
Government can't block apps that could be transferred from one device to another via Bluetooth/WiFi. iOS/Apple devices are bad in this case; Android would be much better choice for organizing such meshes. Also, F-Droid.org is safe place for Android users.
- snazz 7y ago
  F-Droid includes a feature to get apps over Bluetooth.
  - 29083011397778 7y ago
    I did a quick search for the app named in the article when it was first posted and didn't see it listed on F-Droid. I was actually surprised the protesters were using something closed-source.
atoav 7y ago
Which doesn’t block any existing connection.

Yes, I don't know how they can call it unblockable, since it's quite easy to block apps from app stores.

lucb1e 7y ago

It's also quite easy to install an apk.

yumraj 7y ago
How about iOS?
- lucb1e 7y ago
  Yeah if you choose for a locked platform, you're out of luck if you get locked out.
  - yumraj 7y ago
    Unfortunately that's a sophie's choice. A locked but privacy respecting platform vs a no-privacy but open platform.
    - lucb1e 7y ago
      I don't know about "no privacy" when you can install (perhaps except for a few drivers, depending on which hardware you fancy) a FOSS environment. I see where you are coming from and as a non-USA citizen I hate the Google integration as much as you probably do, but if this is the kind of thing you care about, Android is the free platform that gives you all the options. Those who say that iOS is more supportive of privacy... by default (if privacy is not important enough to you to follow a tutorial to install a clean OS), then sure, but when it really matters and you need to have control over your device, Apple just doesn't allow you to do that. But let me repeat: I do see where you are coming from. Apple does a bunch more things right on this front than Android (again, speaking about manufacturers' defaults) and a lot of non-technical people would find it hard to even follow the step by step instructions that are available. I'm not sure there is an absolute right or wrong answer in the general case. I'm just saying that for the specific case of people that (need to) care about this, Android is at least an open platform with a (tiny, tiny) FOSS ecosystem.

app4soft 7y ago

Government can't block apps that could be transferred from one device to another via Bluetooth/WiFi. iOS/Apple devices are bad in this case; Android would be much better choice for organizing such meshes. Also, F-Droid.org is safe place for Android users.

snazz 7y ago
F-Droid includes a feature to get apps over Bluetooth.
- 29083011397778 7y ago
  I did a quick search for the app named in the article when it was first posted and didn't see it listed on F-Droid. I was actually surprised the protesters were using something closed-source.

atoav 7y ago

Which doesn’t block any existing connection.