Subj : 2038: still be running a
To   : Mariposa
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Mar 29 2021 04:31:54

  Re: 2038: still be running a
  By: Mariposa to Arelor on Sun Mar 28 2021 10:08 pm

 >  > 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.
 > 
 > True, although if the operating system on the phone allows you to properly
 > sandbox applications and isolate them from the rest of the system, you could
 > probably better handle untrusted applications more securely. Right now while
 > there are some fine-grained permissions, they tend to apply globally, and so
 > apps refuse to run if you haven't granted them the ability to read all your
 > text messages, determine your location, etc.
 > 
 > I really think it's more about putting the consumer/user in control of their
 > own devices, rather than just being beholden to a corporation who makes the
 > decisions for you.
 > 
 >  -- Allie/Mariposa

Sandboxing this sort of program is complex.

The Blackphone attempted to do it right. It has an environment/container whwere
you are supposed to run the trusted software, and an environment/container
where you are expected to run the garbage software. They are completely
independent. The downside is the thing is worth 900 bucks, and you can achieve
a similar effect owning two cheap phones and running Replicant or Lineageos in
one of them, and declaring that phone the "safe" one.

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