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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gruez on Friday March 13, 2026 @12:00PM (#47366221)
>Also the OS (and “privileged apps”) don’t ask for permission, they have full unfettered access to everything already.

If you can't trust the OS, you have bigger issues than it knowing whether you're 18 or not. At the very least it has a camera pointed at you at all moments you're using it, and can eavesdrop in all your conversations.

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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by Nevermark on Friday March 13, 2026 @12:07PM (#47366309)
Of course you can trust an OS that is engineered against you.

If your OS prevented encryption, because one of the anti-encryption laws got passed, would you still trust its privacy and security?

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