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Armin Pirkovitsch
@armin@afop.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

Sadly the point of this question was not to get the advice to just not use those apps - the point of the question was what to use if those apps are non-optional.
#apple #google #privacy #phone

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Armin Pirkovitsch
@armin@afop.social  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

Given the current development when it comes to trustworthiness of governments as well as (especially) big companies - how do you all handle the topic technology & privacy?
Given you are using a banking app and/or other apps that won't work on a modified phone - which potential "evil” did you choose and why? (iOS, Android, something completely different)
#apple #google #privacy #phone

Reposts are welcome - thanks!

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skariko
@skariko@www.lealternative.net  ·  activity timestamp 5 years ago

Alternative ad Android

Non è di certo facile trovare alternative ad Android valide ed efficienti. Ma in questo articolo scopriamo che qualcosa si sta muovendo!

https://www.lealternative.net/2020/03/25/alternative-ad-android/

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Glen Malley
@glen_malley@mstdn.ca  ·  activity timestamp last month
#shitpost #meme #phone#camera
A meme of several panels
The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes".
Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling.
The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
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Glen Malley
@glen_malley@mstdn.ca  ·  activity timestamp last month
#shitpost #meme #phone#camera
A meme of several panels
The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes".
Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling.
The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
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Glen Malley
@glen_malley@mstdn.ca  ·  activity timestamp last month
#shitpost #meme #phone#camera
A meme of several panels
The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes".
Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling.
The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
A meme of several panels The top panel contains cartoonish drawings of phones with progressively increasing numbers of camera lenses. First 1 lens, then 2, then 3, then 4, 5 and 6 becoming more and more a circle of lens "holes". Finally, an image of a phone with a full circle of lens "holes" resembling a rotary "dial" based telephone, and hands lifting a receiver and dialling. The text across the top reads: "WE'RE GETTING THERE"
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@st1nger@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The new #Signal #backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
Hosted by Signal, so your #data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your #phone in a lake.
The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on #Android and restore on #iOS.
A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization.

https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984

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@st1nger@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The new #Signal #backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
Hosted by Signal, so your #data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your #phone in a lake.
The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on #Android and restore on #iOS.
A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization.

https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984

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@cazabon@mindly.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.

But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "#Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, #Messages, #WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."

This is, of course, a #privacy and #security #nightmare.

If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.

https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/gemini-ai-will-soon-access-calls-and-messages-on-your-android-even-if-you

#spyware#AI#LLM#Google #spying #phone#Android #private #data

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@cazabon@mindly.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.

But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "#Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, #Messages, #WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."

This is, of course, a #privacy and #security #nightmare.

If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.

https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/gemini-ai-will-soon-access-calls-and-messages-on-your-android-even-if-you

#spyware#AI#LLM#Google #spying #phone#Android #private #data

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A. Rivera
@bloodravenlib@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

> New Trump Phone to cost $499 and all of your remaining dignity https://newsthump.com/2025/06/17/new-trump-phone-to-cost-499-and-all-of-your-remaining-dignity/

#BarelySatire #PendejoInChief#TacoTrump#GOP #PartyOfStupid #tech #phone #scams

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A. Rivera
@bloodravenlib@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

> New Trump Phone to cost $499 and all of your remaining dignity https://newsthump.com/2025/06/17/new-trump-phone-to-cost-499-and-all-of-your-remaining-dignity/

#BarelySatire #PendejoInChief#TacoTrump#GOP #PartyOfStupid #tech #phone #scams

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Kevin Karhan :verified:
@kkarhan@infosec.space  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@netopwibby OFC #FirefoxOS would've been a success if people exited about it (like me) and #developers (like @fuchsiii) were ever abke to legally obtain any device with FirefoxOS on it.
  • AFAIK the only Firefox OS #phone offered in the #EU was a #SimLock'd / #NetLock'd #Prepaid device sold in #Spain, where they demanded #KYC for the #SIM, making it impossible to legally obtain it back then without having to fly down to #Spain, ID at a store, fly back and then be overcharged for #DataRoaming!

IMHO, @Mozilla / #Mozilla cannot be trusted at all!

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netop://ウィビ
@netopwibby@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

This basically confirms my suspicions that:

— Firefox OS would've worked
— Mozilla leadership has always been interested in chasing fads
— Letting smart, motivated people work on cool shit is necessary to create the future.

cries in Bell Labs
https://social.lansky.name/@hn100/114665737990831117

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@kkarhan@infosec.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@netopwibby OFC #FirefoxOS would've been a success if people exited about it (like me) and #developers (like @fuchsiii) were ever abke to legally obtain any device with FirefoxOS on it.
  • AFAIK the only Firefox OS #phone offered in the #EU was a #SimLock'd / #NetLock'd #Prepaid device sold in #Spain, where they demanded #KYC for the #SIM, making it impossible to legally obtain it back then without having to fly down to #Spain, ID at a store, fly back and then be overcharged for #DataRoaming!

IMHO, @Mozilla / #Mozilla cannot be trusted at all!

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jack
@jack@mastodon.sdf.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview

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