Comment on iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise — “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14

netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Step 1: Give the surveillance company money

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    1. I doubt they make much, if any money, on the hardware. I paid ~$100 for my P7 w/ P5 trade-in

    2. They make the most open and secure hardware, full stop.

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    • onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “full stop”

      murena.com

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      • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Murena 2 doesn’t have a secure element like Pixels do with their Titan M chip. That is also the reason why the Graphene devs don’t bother with porting their OS to phones like the Fairphone or Murena. The only Android phone that can be as secure if not more secure than an iPhone is the Google Pixel running GrapheneOS.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        …yes? Was there something you wanted to add?

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  • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Better than giving them your data. They can’t use your money to ruin your life, but they can very well do that with your data.

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    • onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re kidding right? Money can’t ruin lives?

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      • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It definitely can. But Google won’t randomly spend money in order to ruin your life. They will do that with your data though as can be seen in many unfortunate cases like these: phoenixnewtimes.com/…/google-geofence-location-da… nytimes.com/…/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.h… And it’s not just Google. Any data you expose can and will at some point be used to absolutely fuck you. The Snowden leaks have proven this.

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  • SatyrSack@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Check out Swappa

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• lnxtx@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Pixels are too expensive. And you will support private data hungry evil company.

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  • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pixels are too expensive.

    My Pixel 6a was 300 bucks, it’s not that expensive and I get security updates until 2027. With 8th Generation Pixels even get 7 years of updates.

    And you will support private data hungry evil company.

    Pixels are the only phones that allow you to fully erase everything related to Google and at the same time keeping good security.

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  • zik@zorg.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Compared to Apple?

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    • lnxtx@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Compared to the other Android-based phone manufacturers.

      Privacy shouldn’t be so expensive.

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