What is wrong with that guy in the comments shouting? Christ on a stick, this is the worst crash out I've seen over something like this
He's French.
France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
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Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
It speaks to the medium that someone shouting nonsense can absorb so much of the thread
On most platforms if a post's author replies to a reply, that will boost it above others. Admittedly I don't use mastodon and can't spot how many replies that post actually received (I see 25 boosts, 0 quotes, 21 favourites, but not the number of replies/comments)
This would make sense. And would make their repeatly taking the bait even more regrettable
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#33GrapheneOS is a project with really good intentions, and we should definitely give them credit. But here’s the thing: criminals end up exploiting tech like this, and that makes the project an easy target for law enforcement. We’ve seen the exact same thing happen with crypto. We need to just accept that any technology designed for security and privacy is always going to be a double-edged sword.
> We need to just accept that any technology designed for security and privacy is always going to be a double-edged sword.
I agree, therefore it should be my legal right to use such technology. Like a 2A for encryption and privacy
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#34Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#35The newspaper article referenced contains insinuation (linking GrapheneOS to the darkweb, criminal gangs etc), and unnamed sources quoting a police investigation. But that sort of thing sells newspapers. There didn't appear to be anything about the French state taking specific action (eg passing a law) against Graphene.
> "Particularité de GraphèneOS : on peut se le procurer autant sur le darknet que sur des sites grand public." ⇒ "A distinctive feature of GrapheneOS is that it can be obtained both on the darknet and on mainstream websites."
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#36What is wrong with that guy in the comments shouting? Christ on a stick, this is the worst crash out I've seen over something like this
It speaks to the medium that someone shouting nonsense can absorb so much of the thread
Goes to show the fundamental UX design flaws of Mastodon and Twitter. If it were on Hacker News or Reddit it would be instantly downvoted. Even if the OP replied to the comment, it would still be buried. But because of how Mastodon and Twitter are designed, if the OP replies it will get amplified.
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#37This hostility towards privacy all over the world signals that there is a co-ordinated change happening in the world. Unfortunately we still don't know what it is or what its goals are.
Specifically, we don't know the goals. Generally, we know it's about control and fear of losing power.
It's a stolen quote but rings true:
Those with power fear one thing above all else; losing said power.
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#38This hostility towards privacy all over the world signals that there is a co-ordinated change happening in the world. Unfortunately we still don't know what it is or what its goals are.
Authoritarianism is doing well all over; it doesn't have to be deliberately coordinated, so much as people being basically the same everywhere, and the world sharing some serious problems. What works in one country works in almost any other.
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#39Since smartphones were invented, seizing a persons phone and going through their private life on it has become a substitute for real police work.
Of course they will hate it if a particular OS and phone combination make this impossible.
Re: France is taking state actions against GrapheneOS?
#40What is wrong with that guy in the comments shouting? Christ on a stick, this is the worst crash out I've seen over something like this
Likely a fascist whose sole purpose is to suck energy from the maintainers. An authoritarian trolling an anti-authoritarian project.