Many state and public administrations from Helsinki to Lisbon operate with the software of the US corporation. It makes them vulnerable for hackers and spies, violates European public procurement l...
The phone in your pocket is a private choice and not done on behalf of others.
And I argue that it really isn’t.
In many country, you need a phone. Not want, need. And your choice is Google or Apple. Some choice…
And before you tell me there are custom privacy-oriented Android ROMs, Linux phones and PinePhones, more often than not, they’re not an option: if your bank’s secure app or your government’s mandated ID app won’t run on a non-Google or non-Apple OS, you’re back to having to buy a Google or Apple surveillance device.
Do you need a phone or do you need access to the internet?
We have an ID system here that most have on the phone, but there is a dongle alternative for those that don’t have smartphones. Everything else just needs a browser.
Of course the argument could just repeat, everything is based on Chrome almost.
And I argue that it really isn’t.
In many country, you need a phone. Not want, need. And your choice is Google or Apple. Some choice…
And before you tell me there are custom privacy-oriented Android ROMs, Linux phones and PinePhones, more often than not, they’re not an option: if your bank’s secure app or your government’s mandated ID app won’t run on a non-Google or non-Apple OS, you’re back to having to buy a Google or Apple surveillance device.
Do you need a phone or do you need access to the internet?
We have an ID system here that most have on the phone, but there is a dongle alternative for those that don’t have smartphones. Everything else just needs a browser.
Of course the argument could just repeat, everything is based on Chrome almost.