Re:Google's Plan to Stop Apple from Getting Serious About Se...
by matheusmoreira on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:07PM
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These days Android is just a worse iOS anyway. All the freedom we used to have was wiped out by hardware remote attestation. If you tinker with anything, your phone will fail attestation and you'll be refused service everywhere. Might as well buy into the better kept garden if that's how it's going to be.
I have exactly two reasons to still prefer Android: Termux and GrapheneOS. Who knows what Google's going to break next though? There's already hints that the Linux system calls used by Termux will be sandboxed away someday. If that happens, there's no reason for me to use Android anymore.
Stuff like remote attestation should be illegal. They should be required by law to interoperate with you no matter what software you choose to run.
I have exactly two reasons to still prefer Android: Termux and GrapheneOS. Who knows what Google's going to break next though? There's already hints that the Linux system calls used by Termux will be sandboxed away someday. If that happens, there's no reason for me to use Android anymore.
Stuff like remote attestation should be illegal. They should be required by law to interoperate with you no matter what software you choose to run.