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How much more "safer" is data on a phone with LineageOS vs manufacturer rom? If you have 20+ character password on a Lineage OS phone and cops take it, they can't get in, right? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am no expert on lineage, so take this all with a grain of salt. You being fully updated on lineage doesn't necessarily mean you have all security updates. The OS maintainers will take time to implement fixes after vulnerabilities are reported, and there may be a delay even if google has patched core android. Manufacturers have that same issue however, so this isn't unique to Lineage.

The bootloader being unlocked will always be a weak point, and last I looked into it most phones don't allow for the bootloader to be locked after unlocking.

Having your software and firmware up to date is always going to be a good idea. And if you're expecting to go somewhere that you might be detained (protests/demonstrations) then it might be a good idea to just not bring the phone at all. Physical access to a device offers significantly more options for pulling data from the device.

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Not bringing a phone to a protest is a govts wet dream. Bring a burner phone. The real issue, assuming signal jamming, is how to propagate video chunks thru a mesh network until node(s) find working Internet connection(s) and the video chunks can be distributed out to multiple servers.

Also would be nice to be connected to coordinators to break up mob into cells with distributed specific targets.

Why do we have to suck at what we do?

Seeing police with riot gear in a phalanx, and crowds pushed against them. Looks like failure to me; lost opportunity. Where in da f are the coordinators?