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> We already greatly distrust f*n mobiles which eavesdrop on everyone's conversation Yet every single person carries one.
by radlad 2y ago
> We already greatly distrust f*n mobiles which eavesdrop on everyone's conversation
Yet every single person carries one.
- tekknik 2y agoand yet many people want to get rid of them and move back to a simpler time when people weren’t connected 24/7
- s0ss 2y agoOften out of necessity. I fantasize about disconnecting, but the reality is more complicated; it would difficult for me and others around me were I to disconnect.
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- fsflover 2y agoI solved this problem by using a GNU/Linux phone.
- larodi 2y agoPerhaps very soon we also start bringing jammers of all sorts when the device is not to be trusted. Not a new concept - every sane person uses firewall and/or VPN.
- fragmede 2y agoyou should definitely have a firewall but the security advantages of a VPN are questionable, pushed hard by VPN vendors, who are biased due to what they're selling. They're useful for evading DMCA takedowns but that's not about keeping hackers off your machine.
- pkphilip 2y agoI carry mobile phones only out of compulsion. I often wish for the time when we didn't have this leash around our neck constantly. I would drop this and go back to landlines if I could