that sounds shit advice. I'm not a graphene user, but no, someone using it does not mean they are "overly privacy sensitive". the person saying this seems to be overly wanting to tell what everyone shoukd do.
another point is that if you're using an online service to pay, you are probably doing it because you are paying for an online thing, and in turn you can't pay with cash.
banned users:
- The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world
- The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website
lol, what did they do?
wait, are they really using it?
IT basically constructs several virus exe files during runtime FROM THE BYTECODE SECTION !!
what kind of viruses? what do they do? did you notice anything objectively bad that they do? or something fishy other than creating executables?
These exe files are what does the activation. It also installs backdoors, and potential malware !!
could you provide a little more details on what kind of backdoors does it install? and what malware?
this could be a big deal, but you didn't provide anything that could be verified.
CalyxOS also supports it
I think I know what you are talking about, I have trays like that and they came back in the days with that old freezer that still works good enough. that plastic is really more sturdy than anything today.
Unfortunately they started cracking so we were looking for new ones, but all of them are made of some kinf of cheap plastic or silicon, which I don't want to use, because just by looking at them I feel they probably "leak" lots of microplastic over time. also the cube holes are not trapezoid so its often hard to get out the cubes without damaging the tray, and adding even more microplastic to my drink
I think it's more about door locking and such features
I see at least three issues: the extra cost, the extra layer of complexity it introduces, and the almost complete loss of autonomy it creates
I don't see the first 2 issues. it is very easy to implement code based 2FA, both on server side and client side. it also has a lower maintenance, because it doesn't need anothet API endpoint that the app can send data to. it is less complex, even if we don't account for whatever crosscheck the backend does with play integrity servers.
the 3rd one I don't understand. the government shouldn't have autonomy over my phone. but probably I misunderstood this one
That would not be an issue at all if there was no requirement/expectation to use any phone or device of any kind to begin with. To me, that's the real point worth considering but it's also a point very few are actually willing to consider because 'technology is always the solution, never the issue' ;)
hmm. does your place have physical government offices, where you can get a paper ticket to an administator? do they also require you to use their shitty app? if yes and no, then technically it is not a requirement, but it's intentionally very complicated and time consuming to go without the app
I think the play integrity bullshit is also a big issue. it literally prevents people, anyone, from showing their backs to these corpo scumbags (google and the manufacturers)
ok, but requiring standard TOTP 2FA is one thing. that can be perfectly privately and without any real issue. but that and mandating the usage of an app with built in snitching and which refuses to work on non google-approved devices are different things.
be careful with combining lemmy and osm, you are giving away where you live, possibly to the house and you won't know it (like if you upload gps traces)