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That's a frequent argument: "it's no point being secure if you can't be 100% secure". Being a little more secure still has value. You can even disable the gsm
by iwwr 12y ago
That's a frequent argument: "it's no point being secure if you can't be 100% secure". Being a little more secure still has value.
You can even disable the gsm function in the phone and use it as a wifi voip device with a VPN you control in between.
- underpants 12y agoAssuming that the WiFi controller isn't compromised... They're usually 100% closed firmware blobs containing vast amounts of non trivial software.
- venomsnake 12y agoTrue ... if you are Iranian dissident that tries to protect himself while in US. If you are trying to protect yourself from state actor while in the state - then security and anonymity is binary. You either have them or don't.
- iwwr 12y agoYou can at least increase costs as far as mass surveillance is concerned. Facing a targeted attack is rather hard, even with proper crypto and procedures in place.
- kbart 12y agoI'm not saying that there's no point. I just highlight the real problem -- integrated MCUs running firmware and drivers' binary blolbs that can do pretty much anything without user even noticing, and this project does not address these issues. Sure, you can secure device to a certain degree to make blanket surveillance more costly, but there's nothing now that protects against targeted attacks.