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by swiftcoder2 hours ago |
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upvoteby privacyishuman1 hours ago|
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Wifi is much less of a concern than cellular. The phone only connects to networks you choose, and MAC randomization keeps it anonymous. GrapheneOS also fixes VPN leaks that stock Android has, which helps on wifi too. Linux, Windows, and MacOS are not good at preventing VPN leaks.

Phones are not inherently bad for privacy. The cell connection, telemetry, and default apps are the main problems. The first can be solved with airplane mode, and the latter two with a custom OS (or an iPhone to an extent), just as you’d install Linux for those advantages over Windows. Due to their security model (app sandboxing, permissions, exploit protections), they’re a much better place to start for making a private OS that protects user data. GrapheneOS with airplane mode is more private than most desktop setups.

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upvoteby verdverm10 minutes ago|
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> The phone only connects to networks you choose

For most people, the phone records and relays network SSIDs it sees as well, even if not connecting to them.

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upvoteby mentalgear2 hours ago|
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Unfortunately the network prison keeps people at the Nazi bar. Mandatory Interoperability is the only solution here, which depends on the government, which depends on Nov 11 folks.
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upvoteby 9dev1 hours ago|
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You know, there’s a world out there beyond the prison. It has no locks and no fences. You can just choose to go outside, right now; go for a hike, see some trees, watch a bird. There is nothing stopping you from never visiting the prison or the bar ever again.
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upvoteby verdverm8 minutes ago|
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The election in the US is Nov 3, the first Tuesday of the month

That is this next Tuesday, four days from now.

example: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/helpful-information/...

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upvoteby kolektiv2 hours ago|
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I used to go to that bar a lot. When it became clear it was becoming a Nazi bar, and the owner saw that as a feature, not a bug, I stopped. Describing it as a network prison seems to imply that staying there isn't just a choice like anything else. Yes, it's a choice with consequences, potentially very negative ones, but these things often are. If it were always easier to be moral than amoral, we wouldn't be in this mess.
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upvoteby swiftcoder2 hours ago|
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I mean, the rest of us just stopped going there. The interesting tech discussions long since left twitter, and if you are jonesing for a fix there is always bluesky or mastodon
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upvoteby KoolKat231 hours ago|
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You clearly have not been on in a while, such discussions have returned.

For example just yesterday there was a tweet by Richard Sutton.

Even Zuckerberg tweets.

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upvoteby swiftcoder1 hours ago|
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> Even Zuckerberg tweets.

Having worked for the man some time ago, I'm pretty sure a bowl of oatmeal has more insightful things to say

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upvoteby komali22 hours ago|
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In what way will your life change if you never access twitter again?
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upvoteby kolektiv2 hours ago|
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I pretty much stopped reading at the justification for hanging around on X. Lots of people are still there! But at least own it. "I implicitly support the owner of the Nazi bar as long as he tells most of the Nazis to stay away from me" isn't a moral stand I'd be comfortable committing to on paper, digitally, or otherwise.
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