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Zero-Risk Bias(en.wikipedia.org)
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https://osresearch.net/Heads-threat-model/#threat-model
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059408
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> Teens who want to see porn will be able to see porns, but they will learn somethings along the way to do so How will teens overcome the Android SafetyNet?
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by fsflover 3mo ago
Slightly related. This reminds me of this article: https://pudding.cool/2026/02/womens-sizing/ Sizing chaos (pudding.cool) 827 points by zdw 5 months ago | 435 comments It's not about discontinuing items
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It needs to be a distributed social media platform that does not obey a single for-profit entity and thus won't suffer from enshittification. Example: Mastodon.
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> A mod literally reworded my title Why are you so vague? What was reworded into what exactly?
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> Sometimes they will [dead] a joke just because it was a joke. This not Reddit. Jokes are rarely appropriate here. > Not even offensive just grumpy mod doesn’t want humor so it’s gone A lot of dead comments receive flags from users
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by fsflover 3mo ago
Yes, shrinking things down has it's own costs and tradeoffs, what a surprise. Some people may find such tradeoffs suitable, in case the main features are still there. I do in this case.
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> Victims should have not keep crypto on desktops. They are much less secure than Mobile. Unless it's Qubes OS.
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by fsflover 3mo ago
Have you considered Qubes OS, https://qubes-os.org ? It is more secure than Xen, which it relies on, https://www.qubes-os.org/security/xsa/#statistics .
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> But no ads isn't an option. Of course it is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43595269
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Here you go: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5
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Alternatively you could use a GNU/Linux phone (Librem 5 or Pinephone), which allows to freely choose the OS and supports ordinary mobile use cases. It is small, but if you connect a screen and keyboard, you get the full PC.
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These popups aren't about cookies but really about spying. It seems you have nothing to hide. I understand: I also don't. However, the problem with spying is not about individual secrets but about the society and democracy. Lack o
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> Can you install your own OS? If yes, you own it. Except all drivers and firmware are closed, so whenever the vendor decides updates are over, you have to replace the device or be insecure.
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> GrapheneOS is quite literally the last hope for Android Don't they support the idea of the hardware attestation and having no root?
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> Hardly seems like a big deal? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047638
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> As if you didn't need any more proof you don't own "your" devices. Speak for yourself. Sent from my GNU/Linux phone Librem 5.
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> "will we have a viable alternative to jump ship before that happens ?" GNU/Linux phones already exist. Sent from my Librem 5.
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OK, but why don't you use AGPLv3? Your GPL code can be closed from the user on a web server. Windows could ask the cloud to run it, and you will never know.
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I guess you can't make such ecosystem before growing sufficiently large. And for that you need to rely on something for some time first.
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But you can switch to one that does.
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Apple is on the side of privacy, except when you want privacy from Apple: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself (theregister.com) 161 points by Logans_Run on Feb 14, 2025 | 69 comments https:
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by fsflover 3mo ago
> They think it's maybe a little creepy but not really a big deal. In other words, it's the awareness again.
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There is no need to be completely independent. This is just not feasible. What you need is as much decentralization as possible.
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> This is why EU courts forced .docx This was not so straightforward at all, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization_of_Office_Open...
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Which is why we need to support https://eff.org and https://edri.org
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Awareness is what is missing now in order to do anything substantial.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48975841

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