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GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by ExtremeDullard@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The foundation behind the ultra-secure Android-based OS is speaking out after an activist was indicted for using a 'duress password' to prevent federal agents from searching his phone.

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[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yes unfortunately with each passing year another piece of the facade that holds this noodle house together falls and reveals it's wobbly spineless innards

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 19 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

All societies are flimsy

Held up one generation at a time by the educational and cultural matrix in which the new generation form their reality

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Mmm I was just talking about this, when people are so wrapped up in their own lives and don't care about each other or look out for each other, what's the point any more, society is gone. It's like people don't see it? I know it's not that bad all over but it's not a good trend and it doesn't seem to be fading

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You do realize that as recently as the 1800's the average household had at least one member infected with tapeworm at any given time?

Science and technology have brought such riches

Fuck MAGA, religion, and Trump-Orban

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

We can have advanced medicine without all this bullshit surveillance machinery technology, it is possible, people just have to set aside their greed but they are not willing to

I have no idea how my lament of the lack of socialism inspired your technology rant

[–] cavitationfetishist2@quokk.au 5 points 12 hours ago

Building it on lies does not make it sturdier.

[–] bjc@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

3ish generations at a time, but ok

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 2 points 10 hours ago

More accurate yes

Also we are about 3 generations from the folks who made the moon landing happen