PG has become a parody of himself.
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AndyMcConachie commented on IRS head says free Direct File tax service is 'gone' theverge.com/news/717308/... · Posted by u/microsoftedging
This is the republican endgame: destroy anything of public value, privately capture all organs of a functioning state and divide them up for profit.
You could elect Democrats and it would be just as crappy. They'd just talk nicer to you.
AndyMcConachie commented on IRS head says free Direct File tax service is 'gone' theverge.com/news/717308/... · Posted by u/microsoftedging
I can't even ping irs.gov right now.
HTTPS request to www.irs.gov times out.
Great government we got here :(
If there are no consequences for missing a meeting then I know I don't need to be in the meeting.
AndyMcConachie commented on Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build lwn.net/SubscriberLink/10... · Posted by u/madars
Tbh I’d say 99% of the criminals won’t know about this.
Let’s say someone have you at gunpoint, you can just give your mains profile pass.
If they don’t even know there is a secret profile you’re good to go.
You’re right, they might assume you’re hiding, but I’d say 99% won’t know what’s even graphene and from those who know I’d say they might force you and you can have 3 sets of bank accounts:
Main profile: 100 Secondary: 1000 Terriary: $$$
Also if you hide all traces of grapheneos would be safer too. Nobody even knows is graphene, so they can’t even check what features you have. Again we are talking about 99% of the criminals, not the tech savvy 1%.
I’d prefer plausible deniability like Vera crypt than what we have now.
> Tbh I’d say 99% of the criminals won’t know about this.
It's not about criminals. It's about the police, government spy agencies, and other knowledgeable threat actors.
AndyMcConachie commented on Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build lwn.net/SubscriberLink/10... · Posted by u/madars
I just installed Graphene on a new pixel. I've only used it for two days, but I got that same feeling of "finding buried treasure in your backyard" I got when I first installed Linux in 1999. I can't believe this amazing software is free in all senses of the word. It is a TON of work and they got so much right. The security and usability settings give all the grainular control I've known was possible and wanted for a long time.
I see some core team on this thread, so just wanted to say THANK YOU! Awesome job! Keep fighting for the users!
I'm totally the wrong person to offer recommendations on mobile, but so far it works very well for me, but then, I use almost no third party apps, and none of them are Play store only. My only complaint is the hardware (outside of their control).
I agree. I love using Graphene OS. Came for the security, stayed for the lack of bullshit.
AndyMcConachie commented on Vet is a safety net for the curl | bash pattern github.com/vet-run/vet... · Posted by u/mooreds
I've also seen really wonderfully-written scripts that, if you read them manually, allow you to change where whatever it is is installed, what features it may have, optional integration with Python environments, or other things like that.
I at least skim all the scripts I download this way before I run them. There's just all kinds of reasons to, ranging all the way from the "is this malicious" to "does this have options they're not telling me about that I want to use".
A particular example is that I really want to know if you're setting up something that integrates with my distro's package manager or just yolo'ing it somewhere into my user's file system, and if so, where.
100% agree. The question of whether I should install lib-X for language-Y using Y's package management system or the distribution's package management system is unresolved.
I don't see enough talk about reducing the amount of data collected in the first place. Even if it's kept within one jurisdiction, it can still be the target of a breach by a local criminal, a foreign spy, or a new government agency... Cameras on every street, cellular antenas on every car, biometrics for everything... It may vary from country to country, but an expansion on citizen data collection (in one area or another) seems commonplace across most governments, and usually with zero opposition in "the real world". And unlike products or platforms that you can chose to not use, there's hardly any escape from those.
> I don't see enough talk about reducing the amount of data collected in the first place.
It's because the power's that be want all the data and none of the liability. The easiest way to comply with any privacy regulation is to not collect, store, or process any personal data. Just don't store or process data about humans and 99% of the problems go away.
But data is the new oil. And sometimes when you store or process oil there are leaks that spill everywhere, contaminate things, and even sometimes kill people. That's never stopped us from collecting, storing, or processing oil.
Why should I care if the Communinst Party of China is spying on me? They can't get at me. I have no connection to China. I have no property there and don't know anyone there. What are they going to do to me?
Bottom line is that everyone on the planet should be concerned with their own government's intelligence angencies more than any others. It's the people who can get at you in meatspace that you need to worry about.