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Re:When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018) by goes_brrrrrr on Sunday July 25, 2021 @03:09AM (#27947383)
While I agree with this article, it's interesting to note that by far the most spying occurs on mobile phones, which are very sandboxed. Maybe because that's where the money is.

To be fair, we don't have the other kinds of exploits on phones, like ransomware, so it does show that sandboxing mitigates many risks.

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Re:When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018) by MrStonedOne on Sunday July 25, 2021 @06:43AM (#27948199)
the sandboxing makes it hard to modify applications to remove spyware. the app design for websites keeps you from using adblock to block them,

The entire thing is a captive market that desktops didn't worry about because only trusted apps get installed so the "download our desktop app" spam popups wasn't as effective as the mobile versions, leaving the shady activity to websites that could be modified with extensions to remove unwanted behavior.

Edit: also, fuck safetynet

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