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TFA is pretty cool and the technology is exciting. Nevertheless... Tech people always think that everything can be solved with better technology. See, we made
by integralid 1y ago
TFA is pretty cool and the technology is exciting. Nevertheless...
Tech people always think that everything can be solved with better technology. See, we made a protocol for uncensorable communication, now privacy is restored and the evil government plan is thwarted.
No, if e2e becomes illegal, noncompliant apps outlawed and taken out of appstores, if by using this people will risks a fine or prison time or even just police checking you're not actually a pedophile who needs to hide something - regular people won't use it. A small fraction of privacy nerds may do, but that's not significant on a social level. This won't solve recent world privacy problems.
- subscribed 1y agoWell, even these government's won't stand up to the US military and intelligence, so at least tor won't be outlawed, so we'll have more browser - based comms. Or mesh networks :)
- beefnugs 1y agoStop buying complicit devices
- newdee 1y agoAnd buy what instead exactly? We live in a world (or are shortly to be in one) where government and other primary services like banking and digital IDs require not only a smart phone, but one running a “sanctioned” platform where the OS and hardware state have to be attested by a “trusted” provider (Google, Apple, Samsung, etc). Your rooted, Graphene phone need not apply.