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Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by alfiedotwtf »

bink wrote: post #207
isodev wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because no US corp can promise you true E2EE. Even an app like Signal - are you sure the version you're getting from the App Store is always the one with "unbreakable E2EE"?

With Signal they provide a toolkit you can use to verify that the checksum for your App Store download matches that of the public build or one that you compile yourself. edit: This is apparently currently not working for Apple and MS builds. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/blob/main/reprod...

Why compromise Signal when Apple is an American company

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by Atlas667 »

chongli wrote: post #266
zmmmmm wrote: post #227

I know this is a tangent but honestly, this is why the Google decision to de-openify Android is insane even from Google's point of view. Who would want to be an iron clad gate keeper when the world is descending into authoritarianism? You just paint a giant target on your back for the authoritarians to come after. If Apple had supported open iCloud alternatives for backup and other services from day one, it woudn't e…

Who would want to be an iron clad gate keeper when the world is descending into authoritarianism? Powerful people don't think this way. They think they can leverage the authoritarian regime to their own advantage. They're biased to ignore risks and seek out opportunities. That's what got them to their position of success!

They ARE the authoritarian regime.

This myth that capitalist perpetuate that the rich are not the government is the best lie out there.

The rich are the government. They are the national interests, countries' industries' is their property.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by VerifiedReports »

zmmmmm wrote: post #227

I know this is a tangent but honestly, this is why the Google decision to de-openify Android is insane even from Google's point of view. Who would want to be an iron clad gate keeper when the world is descending into authoritarianism? You just paint a giant target on your back for the authoritarians to come after. If Apple had supported open iCloud alternatives for backup and other services from day one, it woudn't e…

Android has been a fraud for a long time now. Let's not pretend that the "open-source" mobile OS that was supposed to free us all from vendor and telco tyranny ever approached that promise.

Did they even really try?

As far as iCloud "alternatives" go... Android doesn't offer ANY legitimate syncing infrastructure to compete with iCloud, open or not.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by ergonaught »

al_borland wrote: post #234
vkou wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're asking for a monkey's paw. The current ruling party in the US has given its voters exactly what they think they wanted, and it's a fucking disaster.

My day-to-day life has never been impacted by who is in the White House. Where is the disaster?

Yes yes, it's only a problem if it affects you.

Utterly tedious.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by tormeh »

zdragnar wrote: post #242
kristianp wrote: post #238

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From the wikipedia article: > Turing may have inhaled cyanide fumes from an electroplating experiment in his spare room How would he have put himself quietly to bed if he had gotten a fatal dose of cyanide in the spare room where the electroplating was taking place? Wouldn't there be very fast respiratory distress?

A highly acute dose could kill in seconds, but a lower dose can cause confusion, headaches, dizziness and more prior to inducing a coma and death. It is not outside the realm of possibility that he became confused and in pain, decided to lie down to sleep it off, then died in his sleep. My own father in law suffered a significant blow to the head and, despite knowing all the signs of a concussion and what to do about…

> While it is common advice that someone who is concussed should not be allowed to fall asleep in case they go into a coma, for general cases this is not supported by current evidence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion

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Post by eptcyka »

VerifiedReports wrote: post #283
zmmmmm wrote: post #227

I know this is a tangent but honestly, this is why the Google decision to de-openify Android is insane even from Google's point of view. Who would want to be an iron clad gate keeper when the world is descending into authoritarianism? You just paint a giant target on your back for the authoritarians to come after. If Apple had supported open iCloud alternatives for backup and other services from day one, it woudn't e…

Android has been a fraud for a long time now. Let's not pretend that the "open-source" mobile OS that was supposed to free us all from vendor and telco tyranny ever approached that promise. Did they even really try? As far as iCloud "alternatives" go... Android doesn't offer ANY legitimate syncing infrastructure to compete with iCloud, open or not.

You can sync a backup over webdav on GrapheneOS.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by Wolfenstein98k »

Atlas667 wrote: post #282
chongli wrote: post #266

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who would want to be an iron clad gate keeper when the world is descending into authoritarianism? Powerful people don't think this way. They think they can leverage the authoritarian regime to their own advantage. They're biased to ignore risks and seek out opportunities. That's what got them to their position of success!

They ARE the authoritarian regime. This myth that capitalist perpetuate that the rich are not the government is the best lie out there. The rich are the government. They are the national interests, countries' industries' is their property.

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Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by mproud »

ebbi wrote: post #157

Taking inspiration from the East India Company, Apple should colonize the UK and take over the government - the iGovernment, if you will. Citizens will regain their right to e2ee privacy, they will not have to deal with voting for mediocre politicians to lead them. Instead, Tim Cook will be their new leader, and every morning over the mandatory installation of HomePods in each home, citizens will be greeted with an e…

Could be a good short story.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by ineedaj0b »

this is an article about why you shouldn't live in the UK. I always think right-wing news makes it sound worse than it is.. I have a feeling it's truer than not.

Brexit was the tipping point.

Re: Time to start de-Appling

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Post by dontlaugh »

Wolfenstein98k wrote: post #287
Atlas667 wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They ARE the authoritarian regime. This myth that capitalist perpetuate that the rich are not the government is the best lie out there. The rich are the government. They are the national interests, countries' industries' is their property.

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It’s merely a perspective you’re not used to seeing. It doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
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