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Well, it depends on the application and context. I don't think a homeless person at the library is going to be booking a $1000-a-night room in downtown Los Angeles. However, servic…

Go fuck yourself? I mean, that seems to be the general societal attitude. And you'll need to buy new ones because many things are app only, or are migrating that way (including bei…

I suppose it's now become a default assumption every customer is going to own a smart phone that complies with this requirement? It seems on iOS you'll even need to download an app…

I don't actually see this as a problem, and instead it's a PSA everyone needs to internalize: If you put data onto a networked device it may be sent to some place else. If you don'…

The reauthenticate means using device pin/biometrics if you have them enabled. You will not need a Google account.

It's not like the Google Play store hasn't been known to host malicious apps, yet you are not required to wait 24 hours before you install apps from their store. I suspect they are…

Unfortunately that's a rather vanishingly small list now. I would not be surprised if, in a few years, these options are gone from all android devices. People mention GrapheneOS bu…

I'm not sure why there's a need to update anything every 2-3 years. In fact, the pace of change becomes exhausting in itself. In my day-to-day life, things are mostly well designed…

Agreed. Food now is made to order, rather than being ready and waiting (likely to reduce stock waste). Last time I went there was hardly a queue, wasn't rush-hour (was quite dead a…

This is a trend that's probably going to continue and widen the rich-poor divide. Take airlines, there's only so many seats they can offer day to day, and with planes retiring from…

I would argue QPR updates are functionality and subject to the 6 month test. I would also argue a closed source release in August 2025 would start the first 6 month timer (February…

It's a rather intriguing concept, because it can be the case that the binaries Google released in QPR1 and their source code are different in some way. OEMs must ship QPR1 as Googl…

Before the EU law, Android would release monthly bulletins, and patches would take about a month before being released on Pixel devices, once known as 'best in class' security. Gra…

You're not reading the interpretation correctly: > at the latest 4 months after the public release of the source code of an update of the underlying operating system So if somebody…

It absolutely has everything to do with this new law. For the first time, depending on when Google releases source code, or releases a Pixel update, the timer (4 months for securit…

See my comment [1]. This is already happening with security patches and GrapheneOS has already commented on their socials about the situation. It's quite bad as security patches us…

And what does 'released' mean in this context? GrapheneOS has very publicly stated that security patches are under embargo, and they already have patches for the March 2026 release…

> (c) security updates or corrective updates mentioned under point (a) need to be available to the user at the latest 4 months after the public release of the source code of an upd…

Who cares? I mean, obviously this author, but pointing out "GDPR this" and "GDPR that" isn't going to make a difference or move the needle. Many companies have given up on GDPR - I…

If you're wondering for a possible reason and whether google is just being "lazy", see [1]. Tl;Dr: google has certain commitments they need to make depending on when the source cod…

We really need to banish the term "sideloading". Installing apps on a terminal is just that, and for as long as I remember on windows, Linux it has always been just that. Google me…

Games publishers/developers are going to have to wind in their necks a little. Whilst memory is abundant it's also still quite expensive. We should still be aiming for efficiency a…

A great example of this is the 'networking' permission. Being able to control which app can speak to the WAN/LAN is a very important security consideration. Instead, every Android …

The only reason Google has decided to lock-down Android is because of apps like ICEblock and the ability for anonymous individuals to mass distribute information that governments d…

Just reading the first correspondence from Ofcom and this section in particular: > What should I do if there is confidential information in my response? > You must provide all the …