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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by dcow on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:29AM (#48894235)
Even though it’s completely normal to us and in widespread use, GP is a reminder that conceptually it’s a broken model. Security should be capability-based not user-based. And to anyone who didn’t grow up on a desktop this model makes complete sense since it’s what your phone uses.
Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by Sesse__ on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:34AM (#48894313)
Android uses one uid per app.
Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by dcow on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @01:52AM (#48902753)
Yes, it was a step in the right direction at the time. But there are plenty of well-documented warts with the approach which Fuchsia aimed to solve via capabilities (and which the Linux community general solved via crun).