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Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's attack on ICE-spotting apps.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Its why I have linux PC / laptops, and GrapheneOS on my phone (may get a fairphone next time)

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me too, but the lords of Technofeudalism, backed by government, won't allow that forever. Maybe on PCs, but not phones. No "side loading" what they don't approve. Banks and co, only allowing their apps on approved OSs. No satnav traffic data unless you use an approved satnav, rendering them useless.

The problem isn't technological, it's political. We need decent government protecting citizens and enforcing competition laws. The problem is the population don't understand what is being done to them, so don't vote against it.

None of it is new. Liberty vs security, monopoly, etc, aren't new, but wrapping it in technology blinds most people to it.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Agreed on decent government...that is tech savvy. Ay leasy Fairphone is independent and you can swap the default android to Ubuntu touch OS

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago

Same problems though. If you run something odd ball like Ubuntu, the banking apps won't work and you may struggle to have a satnav with traffic info. If you run stock Android, you will soon only be able to install, sorry, "side load", apps Google approves.

[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sorry to say it, but neither Linux nor the hardware you use it on fit under "create your own".

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well you can build Linux from scratch if you want to create your own. And RISC hardware is opensource, and gaining adoption.

But at least with Fairphone they have built it so that you don't need google android or derivatives, you can install Ubuntu Touch OS.

With Ubuntu you have access to the worlds store of Linux apps, you don't have to rely on apple or Google restrictions