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by microtonal 1mo ago
SMS was a huge success. For a standard that was defined in 1986 and first rolled out in 1992, it had good longevity and was extremely popular from its introduction until ~2010 [1]. Nearly 20 years is a good run for a technology in a rapidly
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by microtonal 1mo ago
RCS was DOA from day one as far as I'm concerned. Agreed. Google used a standard that virtually nobody (except some carriers) cared about to get a foot in the door for better interoperability with iPhones, to try to solve an issue th
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Neither does the GPLv3: A compilation of a covered work with other separate and independent works, which are not by their nature extensions of the covered work, and which are not combined with it such as to form a larger program, in or on
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by microtonal 1mo ago
I think you are confused. You can have a Linux distribution with software with incompatible licenses (e.g. GPLv2 and Apache License version 2), because the license for a particular program or library only applies to that specific work, not
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by microtonal 1mo ago
No, they are not. https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114101511604296440 You need new releases or QPRs to get other patches.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Still as long as Android 15 still gets security this doesn't matter too much. It does matter, because Android Security Bulletins only contain fixes for high/critical vulnerabilities. But all the other vulnerabilities can be usef
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Even worse: Google actually does four releases releases per year (major and QPRs), of which QPR2 is also provided to OEMs. Only Samsung and GrapheneOS roll out QPR2 releases.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Getting security updates for issues that are not marked high/critical. These are not your typical RCE, but they are used in exploit chains. For those not aware, Android Security Bulletins only cover high/critical vulnerabilities.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
many people eligible to vote do not have the requisite ID and are unlikely to get it Just trying to understand as a non-American: which people are eligible to vote, but are unlikely to get an ID?
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by microtonal 1mo ago
I don't like these staged backup for these reasons. Every step (e.g. NAS backup to Hetzner) can cause an error, so adding steps increases the probability of error. Personally, I just back up directly from my machines to a local storage
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Immutable backup solutions are code and thus eventually defeatable from the remote attackers point of view. Yeah, but an attacker is unlikely to compromise both you and your storage provider at the same point. Many S3-compatible storage p
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Yet, you can pick up a Samsung S26 for 600 Euro that will absolutely demolish a Pixel 11 in practically every aspect except cameras. Years ahead in CPU/GPU performance, etc. Yet no GrapheneOS.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
I'm not an AOSP engineer, but that was my thought reading GOS's comments: Why be negative toward the people who you want help from? What help though? Google has closed off AOSP and only does source code drops twice a year. Googl
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by microtonal 1mo ago
All the development happens in private, you've stopped addressing bugs raised by the public, the source of patches are only infrequently released, device trees are gone. To emphasize this point a bit more: only "QPR0" (majo
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by microtonal 1mo ago
And axed 4GB of RAM. In many ways, the Pixel 10 Pro is the better device for running GrapheneOS (and maybe even Pixel UI). Well done Google! The thermometer was nice too if you have kids.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Thanks LWN team for the honest and straightforward post! The prices you ask are well worth it for the incredible value that LWN provides. I forgot to renew my subscription a while back and it has been a bit busy, will renew now.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
But Graphene devs say things like "MicroG is less secure than Google Play Services". It is. microG runs Google DroidGuard blobs in a privileged process (to pass Play Integrity Basic). Reminder for those who forgot about DroidGua
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Privacy Guides is building a database of signing keys with a verifier app: https://github.com/privacyguides/verified-apps-android https://github.com/privacyguides/verified-apps/ I think in ge
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Most likely also technofascists and other oddballs helping out their technofascist buddies. One of the other big sponsors: In July 2026, Lütke expressed support for setting voting rights proportional to the level of income tax paid by a ci
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by microtonal 1mo ago
The problem is that we keep on voting in politicians (left and right) that do not fight for freedom and privacy. The EC in the end is only an extension of national governments (through the European Council) and the European Parliament (in t
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by microtonal 1mo ago
FWIW, iMessage is largely unencrypted already. Yes, the messages themselves are E2E encrypted, but most people do not enable Advanced Data Protection, but do enable iCloud Backups, which causes messages only to be encrypted at-rest with key
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Yep, conversely, this wouldn't have happened if we had a healthy mobile ecosystem.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
What you are citing from is an older press release from April 2025.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
I think currently one of the biggest risks for The Netherlands is salinization. If there is not enough river water and the groundwater level is too low, sea water will push upward, contaminating the river beds and increasingly much soil aro
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Indeed. This is also why we should resist getting locked further into the Apple/Google duopoly. In such closed systems it will be straightforward to require backdoors. Much harder if we have general-purpose computers that we can run ou
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Is the actual text of the workplan somewhere? The linked article refers to the text more effective tools for law enforcement in the press release and then infers or implies that this means more encryption backdoors, but I could not find t
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by microtonal 1mo ago
It really depends on where you are. Here (NL) the Signature 2026 is 750 Euro from reputable sellers. But yeah, the Signature is not available everywhere, similar to how the Pixel is not available everywhere.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
I guess it depends where you are. Here the Signature 2026 is 750 Euro, which is about the same price as a Pixel 10 Pro. They are quite a bit more expensive than the a-series, but I'm sure that the a series will hold up for a few more y
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Mostly developed (both hardware and software) by their Chinese ODM T2Mobile. I think they probably have the sales volume where they could negotiate a compatible device with their ODM, but their priorities clearly lie elsewhere.
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by microtonal 1mo ago
Because most of them don't really design their own phones, but instead sell what (mostly Chinese) ODMs give them with some small customizations. I don't know about ShiftPhone, but e.g. Volla just sells rebranded Daria and Gigaset

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