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GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 4 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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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 46 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (7 children)

The US thinks it's a lot of things it isn't, and really has never been. A democracy for example.

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 hours ago (6 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 12 points 3 hours ago (5 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 4 points 3 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 5 points 2 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 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour 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

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