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[–]Tom_Bombadil 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The cell phone "leash" is now formally attached to the surveillance "chain" of a serially criminal state.

[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

But i think i read recently they just released a big jailbreak for iOS. If anything, perhapsthat might spark some life back in that community.

Then again, who wouldn't want contact tracing on their phone. It seems like the prudent thing to do if you care about your fellow citizens. After all, we're all in this together, right...?

[–]gthroatborg 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

ppl still use apple shit? lol

[–]hej 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Your question was so stupid you laughed at it.

[–]gthroatborg 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

obviously laughing at the idea of ppl being stupid enough to still run apple shit

[–]whereswhat 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do not buy Apple products if you care about privacy.

Here are some tips:

1) get an isp that offers a fiber contract explicitly stating they will not monitor your traffic and ALWAYS USE A VPN. If you are like most people in the US, you will first need to lobby your local govt to allow an entity other than fucking comcast to setup shop. If you live in the bay area, get SONIC.

2) buy a raspberry pi and setup a home server (i.e. bare bones unix)

3) only buy devices that you can access root commands on. You can use Microsoft but be aware that it is very difficult and involved to truly protect your privacy if you do. It simply is not possible with Apple

4) map all requests through your home network

Most people will never do all this and have no internet privacy. We are so screwed.

[–]comments 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most people will never do all this

that's because it's more difficult. if we can make it easier, that will help. it should ideally be easier to do this than to set up a compromisable/compromised home system.

[–]astronautrob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"Usage of the contact tracing API is user-optional. Additionally, exposure reports require the user to, once again, opt in to the notification, and it can only be done after the positive result is confirmed by one of the government agencies."

They always start slowly, with the "option" to opt out or not. Here we go guys.

[–]m68k 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, the purpose of these phones are unlocking more and more. 1984 much? ;)

[–]Handroid7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

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