Subj : 2038: still be running a
To   : Mariposa
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Mar 28 2021 20:58:20

  Re: 2038: still be running a
  By: Mariposa to Arelor on Sun Mar 28 2021 02:47 pm

 >  > I used to be flexible and opt into the platforms my friends use, because 
 >  > alternative was to be left stranded out of a social group. I discovered
 >  > that, by doing so, I ended up suffering the penalties of running crappy
 >  > spywarey software, but I didn't get meaningful social or business results
 >  > So I opted out. I may use this filthy tech for specific reasons but I am
 >  > certainly not loading them in any of my main devices anymore.
 > 
 > Same here. I do my best to avoid any privacy disrespecting service or closed
 > source software. While I have to be a bit flexible with regard to phones for
 > now, I'm still hopeful for practical Linux phone in the future. The PinePhon
 > is almost there, but still rough around the edges.
 > 
 >  -- Allie/Mariposa

Regarding the phones, I think it is not a problem of having a privacy conscious
smartphone. You can get an old Galaxy and shoehorn Replicant into it if you
want to.

The problem is that once you get a phone which runs a trustworthy private
system, society expects you to load a banking program loaded with spyware, or
some datamining messaging application.

What this means is either you load this funky programs into your phone, ruining
it, or you don't - and this is often not an option. I mean, a banking
smartphone application is actually mandatory for some banking services. You are
supposed to have it.

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