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That is exactly why: 1. I only run Linux where possible, and I install myself (and I realize I do not control the BIOS, etc). OpenBSD would probably be even be
by linuxhansl 5y ago
That is exactly why:
1. I only run Linux where possible, and I install myself (and I realize I do not control the BIOS, etc). OpenBSD would probably be even better.
2. I assume that Google knows everything that is going on my Android phone, Apple knows everything on any Apple device, and Microsoft know everything going on on my son's gaming PC.
This is a dangerous trajectory and we'll hear "But think of the children!" or the good old "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear." ad nauseam.
We've been over the fallacy of these statements already, so I will just quote Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." (Although apparently the original context of that quote was not about Liberty at all.)
- rootusrootus 5y agoIt was never going to be as simple as all or nothing. We have to define where to draw the line, and not everyone will agree on where the line should be. So this is a good conversation to have, and "do nothing" is not an answer most people will actually agree on.
- User23 5y agoAnd, perhaps more to the point, with what exactly will said line be drawn?
- zamalek 5y ago> But think of the children! This also goes both ways: there are children with phones, in terms of reality, not morality. These children are being spied on. That's what people don't get about these backdoors and sidedoors (?). There is no way to guarantee that a malicious actor hasn't gained control or knowledge of them.