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this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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The problem is, that nearly no OS is perfect. Even grapheneOS and copperheadOS. If a three letter agency wants to get access to the systems running a privacy OS, they will somehow get it. Who should block the door to the devs home? They raid them, acquire the signing keys with their methods and deploy a backdoor in the next OTA update.
It is always about thread level and alternative options. If they get Apple, you move to Android, then to graphene, then to sailfishOS and whatever comes next. If you care about it. But the thing is…. Who cares? Privacy and security enthusiast, for sure. Freedom of the press people? Hopefully But these people don’t always know about that shit, and those are to protect.
Is really sad when a company is forced to install a backdoor like that, kill all their revenue, how they will sell all your data if the buyer can get it for free? Poor companies.
biggest lifestyle challenge is escaping the apple ecosystem
also google!
My conspiracy mind sometimes thinks that Apple has said backdoor and has given the keys, but plays a pretend game with the govt as if they didn't
Apple only needs to push a dodgy software update to the phone.. No need for a backdoor. All phones are registered with Apple so they know who to push to
picture would be better if there were fingers taking wallets and passpy
it wouldn't because they don't need to.
All the big tech companies regularly meet with the US regime and do anything they ask.
If you need a Chat use the anonymous https://securebit.chat/, showing the middle finger to control initiatives.
Looks like a scam, no, thanks.
I think reinventing SimpleX Chat is already a lost cause