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Re:Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environm... by bhawks on Sunday April 30, 2023 @02:27AM (#35760127)
You have to weight the aggressive security posture against the fact that there are nearly 1.5 billion smart phones sold every year. [0]

In addition to having ridiculous computing power and storage capabilities, they carry microphones, cameras, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, lidar, radar...

If you can grasp not just the power of the device but the scale of its reach the only responsible and ethical action is to security harden it every chance you get as much as you can.

0: https://www.zippia.com/advice/us-smartphone-industry-statist...

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Re:Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environm... by rektide on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:24PM (#35766287)
I get it, but building a prison for computing is a horrible fate to trap us in. Bad use constantly being used to consign us all to worse & worse forms of computing is a godforsaken trend.
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