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And, of course, CM still phones home by default, which is malware behavior, and not something we need to condone.

by derleth 13y ago

gnur 13y ago
Don't be so dramatic. The phone home to provide statistics, it's much better then what is built in every stock rom. Also, phoning home is not malware behaviour. Every single website in the world does it, is that all malware?
- yareally 13y ago
  He rattles off this complaint any time Cyanogen is brought up on HN (twice in this thread[1]). It gets a little trite after a while for him to keep dragging this complaint out when all one has to do is uncheck a box. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6812771 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6812771
- derleth 13y ago
  > The phone home to provide statistics What are they doing with those statistics? What could they do with them in the future? What could they be forced to do with them? If it's so harmless, why isn't it opt-in? > Every single website in the world does it Obviously not. Websites don't have access to hardware the way CM does.
  - yareally 13y ago
    > What are they doing with those statistics? What could they do with them in the future? What could they be forced to do with them? If you would quit trolling for one moment, you could easily find your answer[1][2]. It's no more likely they will get away with sneaking something in than any other Linux Distro would as there are many eyes, including myself, looking at their source as a hobby. There are also those that dislike Cyanogen and would love to see them slip that monitor their source constantly. That is a good thing, and serves a purpose, unless it's a false alarm that "cries wolf" and gets repeated so much, everyone just ignores it when there's finally a real issue. Think about that please when you keep dragging up this current non-issue. They also give a preview of what they are collecting when you go to the "opt out" screen on your device and the source is on Github. If you're super paranoid, compile your Cyanogen yourself minus the stats instead of relying on what they give prebuilt. http://stats.cyanogenmod.com http://stats.cyanogenmod.com http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cmstats-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-opt-in http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cmstats-what-it-is-and-why-y...
    - derleth 13y ago
      That's what they say they're doing. Do you trust them now? Do you trust them when the NSA comes calling? And now, the question nobody will answer: Why isn't it opt-in?

And, of course, CM still phones home by default, which is malware behavior, and not something we need to condone.

by derleth 13y ago

And, of course, CM still phones home by default, which is malware behavior, and not something we need to condone.

gnur 13y ago

Don't be so dramatic. The phone home to provide statistics, it's much better then what is built in every stock rom. Also, phoning home is not malware behaviour. Every single website in the world does it, is that all malware?

yareally 13y ago
He rattles off this complaint any time Cyanogen is brought up on HN (twice in this thread[1]). It gets a little trite after a while for him to keep dragging this complaint out when all one has to do is uncheck a box. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6812771 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6812771
derleth 13y ago
> The phone home to provide statistics What are they doing with those statistics? What could they do with them in the future? What could they be forced to do with them? If it's so harmless, why isn't it opt-in? > Every single website in the world does it Obviously not. Websites don't have access to hardware the way CM does.
- yareally 13y ago
  > What are they doing with those statistics? What could they do with them in the future? What could they be forced to do with them? If you would quit trolling for one moment, you could easily find your answer[1][2]. It's no more likely they will get away with sneaking something in than any other Linux Distro would as there are many eyes, including myself, looking at their source as a hobby. There are also those that dislike Cyanogen and would love to see them slip that monitor their source constantly. That is a good thing, and serves a purpose, unless it's a false alarm that "cries wolf" and gets repeated so much, everyone just ignores it when there's finally a real issue. Think about that please when you keep dragging up this current non-issue. They also give a preview of what they are collecting when you go to the "opt out" screen on your device and the source is on Github. If you're super paranoid, compile your Cyanogen yourself minus the stats instead of relying on what they give prebuilt. http://stats.cyanogenmod.com http://stats.cyanogenmod.com http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cmstats-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-opt-in http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cmstats-what-it-is-and-why-y...
  - derleth 13y ago
    That's what they say they're doing. Do you trust them now? Do you trust them when the NSA comes calling? And now, the question nobody will answer: Why isn't it opt-in?