2026-07-15 06:59 UTC
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@lunacharskii@defcon.social 2026-07-15 07:39
@Archie1@fosstodon.org @anon_4601@nerdculture.de i’m assuming they are using ubuntu touch/postmarketos or some other linux distro for mobile devices. I think using cash only in your everyday life is a viable option in the US (i’m assuming that’s where OP is from). But i haven’t been there, so i can’t say for sure. The hardest part about escaping surveillance is the hardware/firmware telemetry that intel and other companies use. Librebooting and other practices solve it to some degree, but it is pretty limited in implementation on most devices. If the OP actually practises what they preach, that’s very impressive! “Difficult”doesn’t always mean “impossible”
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@anon_4601@nerdculture.de 2026-07-16 07:26
@Archie1@fosstodon.org Hi, thanks for your question. I’ve been using GrapheneOS on my phone for a year now. Since I don’t use any banking services linked to the U.S. (Google Pay, iPay), I haven’t had any problems with my phone. I access Dutch municipal websites and use Dutch government apps without any issues, and even my ING Bank app works perfectly. The only thing that doesn’t work is contactless payments, again due to the “problem” with the U.S. system, which I refuse to use...