real linux-libre distros do not offer microcode packages because they are non-free

https://stopthemingmy.app/

I would argue they’re not safe to use because they block security updates like CPU microcode in the name of absolute freedom.

F-Droid not being trusted. They build and sign a developer’s code on their behalf, so there is a chance for injection there.

There are reproducible builds, but I would argue it’s not taken seriously enough. Like right now nobody is publicly verifying Signal’s supposed reproducible Android builds and they’ve historically had problems keeping it working.

Also how most (or all?) Play Store apps (including FOSS) contain proprietary code.

I assumed the topic was more about online privacy.

You can use your own builds of Signal (or preferably Molly-FOSS) including a self-hosted server. You can bring your own push notification as well.

To be fair there’s lots of power-tripping mods on lemmy as well, often using their colorful interpretations of subjective rules/terms to suppress opinions they don’t like.

I will go one step further and say 1. most strong opinions are not based on deep knowledge, and 2. a lot of this drama is legitimate mental illness… a niche of a niche that by design is run by extremely paranoid people, often aren’t all there in the head, or you could say they have simply crossed over the fine line of genius.

better direction for what?

https://0x0.st/XdWf.jpg

Hot Dog Linux, X11 Window Manager with Windows 3.1 Hot Dog Stand, Amiga Workbench, Atari ST GEM, Mac Classic and Aqua UI

All services do eventually shut down, possibly moreso for higher privacy services, you might just disagree on when.

Doesn’t work for me: https://0x0.st/Xkw4.png

Maybe it only works for some people.

it’s not a bug and it’s still not possible, it’s for tracking who created the account of course.

Maybe, but if anything bad happens to originate from that number, the port history is still visible and now they have a suspect.

• any carrier within range can still potentially track you, maybe not with airplane mode but Snowden says don’t trust that

• GPS still “works” without any signal, service or net access

• AGPS mandate forces 911 calls to reveal your location

For max privacy without going completely analog you’d want a device with NO cellular radio at all

tor isn’t email or phone

There’s no shortage of reasons to not like Linus.

IIRC They were also trying to get kernel devs to let official structure definitions live in Rust instead of C, and got upset when they didn’t want to do that.

This would be caught by ASan and other tools though, which should be part of any review.