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The problem is software support. Once you stop getting security updates, it’s game over even if the hardware is still usable.
by maltalex 4y ago
The problem is software support.
Once you stop getting security updates, it’s game over even if the hardware is still usable.
- userbinator 4y agoRoot it yourself and do what you want. I've always considered the whole "but the security!!!1" to be another form of planned-obolescence propaganda.
- maltalex 4y ago> Root it yourself and do what you want. Thanks, but I have more important things to do. > I've always considered the whole "but the security!!!1" to be another form of planned-obolescence propaganda. Planned obsolesce? Of course. But why propaganda?
- gruez 4y ago>I've always considered the whole "but the security!!!1" to be another form of planned-obolescence propaganda. So you would feel safe doing your online browsing (including banking) on windows xp?
- userbinator 4y agoYes, especially because that depends far more on the browser than the OS. IMHO just using JS whitelisting and something like an adblocking HOSTS file will already eliminate most of the attack surface. ...and if you use something like Win9x, chances are the majority of malware binaries aren't even runnable either.
- Hackbraten 4y agoThere have been tons of vulnerabilities in image and video decoders. Those have been causing massive attack surfaces in the browser, and this also affects people who use ad blockers and JS allowlists.
- userbinator 4y agoEven exploits that don't fundamentally require JS are often wrapped in JS for obfuscation/avoidance of detection.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoHaving root on a machine doesn't remove the vulnerabilities in the kernel (which is so far away from mainstream it can't reasonably be patched).