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by fsflover 8mo ago
Although it is [flagged], it is not [flagged] [dead], which probably means that admins disabled flagging for this submission, or enough people vouched for it.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
And yet this is exactly how every single megacorp works.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Because it doesn't rely on a single point of failure like centralized services. (You forgot "Ask HN:" in the title.)
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Which is not the same as one single, hostile corp.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
How do you know that the product meets the needs of users? From the usage? Did you hear about duopolies and walled gardens? Did you hear about banks forcing people on the duopoly?
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Now, make a web app and compare the effort and tooling.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47314219
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> a phone that’s just a computer Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5
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by fsflover 8mo ago
I updated my comment to indicate GNU/Linux.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> The same can be said about any operating system. GNU/Linux is already supported without a (single) megacorp. So not all OSes have this problem.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
I wrote a bit here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45276516 and here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39461180 .
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by fsflover 8mo ago
So switch the bank? Worked for me.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> Why is AOSP a wrong path? Because its existence relies on a good will of Google. See: Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android (9to5google.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
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by fsflover 8mo ago
You're not wrong, but the main selling point of GrapheneOS in comparison to other options is security, and it relies on proprietary software. So to me it looks a bit similar, although I agree that less blobs is definitely important.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Librem 5 already exists: https://puri.sm/posts/my-first-year-of-librem-5-convergence/
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> As if a compromised OS can't just wait to exfil data. How can a compromised OS exfiltrate any data that was never collected?
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by fsflover 8mo ago
More projects: Kicksecure: https://forums.kicksecure.com/t/grapheneos-attacks-kicksecur... Purism Librem 5 and Pinephone: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47260196
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Which is?
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Don't the security hardware features of the GrapheneOS phones also rely on proprietary software/firmware?
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Librem 5 phone has such kill switches.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> though I don't know a P2P solution that's recommendable Matrix may soon become one: https://arewep2pyet.com/
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077291 Are we decentralized yet? (arewedecentralizedyet.online) 492 points by Bogdanp 6 months ago | 283 comments
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Suing requires to much effort; it's better to delegate it to a non-profit fighting for our rights. Support eff.org, if you care.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> Sure, if you switch off every kill switch you're in pretty good shape for the time being. So you confirm that you and strcat were spreading false information about Librem 5 with a convincing tone, while saying that you're &qu
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> For kill switches on a device with otherwise comparatively abysmal security to be the better security choice Same strawman as earlier: I already replied that I never said that Librem 5 was more secure. At least you accepted that the ki
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47270784 System76 on Age Verification Laws (system76.com), 425+ comments
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by fsflover 8mo ago
This is just a shallow dismissal. I'm sure state actors can break into my phone. I'm also sure that they can't track or record me when kill switches are off (unless there is another device nearby). Tell me why I'm wrong
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by fsflover 8mo ago
Sounds a bit like AdNauseam Firefox extension.
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by fsflover 8mo ago
This is a shallow dismissal, isn't it?
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by fsflover 8mo ago
> then other sensors which have been demonstrated to be able to capture audio can't be trusted, either, and in many demonstrations some of those sensors have been shown to be capable of recording what is effectively audio. That&#x27

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