HyperfocusSurfer

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[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Why block a popular messenger that has no e2ee by default and shady custom e2ee that doesn't even sync between multiple devices users can optionally use? Sounds counterproductive

Did you guys think the rights were actually people? Newsflash, they're all the same 3 brain cells in a trenchcoat.

Only the hunt for the red hexobear

It's not about the past vs present, it's about them solving an issue that didn't exist in the first place. Like who the hell thinks it's a good idea to let cars connect to the internet? Except car manufacturers who decided cars became too cheap for their tastes so it'd be nice to data-mine the customers as well. Enshitification 101, that's all I'm saying.

[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yeah, so how about they pull their heads out of their asses and fucking stop making cars computers on wheels? That might help a bit.

Or -- hear me out -- restore shit yourself via edl

Oh no... Anyways,

* Adds a filter for the pop-up*

Sucksung customers, iirc, at least have an option to unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM that doesn't phone corporates whatsoever. Iphones, tho, will always phone crapple, so that's a questionable choice as well.

[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Except working without play services, that is, and some of us aren't fans of having those around.

Because cryptography is hard, especially when you're trying to do it in a user-friendly manner, with syncing encrypted conversations between devices and whatnot. Like, it's kinda the whole reason why the classic reply to "how do I make my own encryption algorithm" is "don't".

Also, with proprietary platforms you can't make sure stuff's encrypted the way they say it is

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