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0 pointsGeekyBear7d ago0 comments

> People who are unwilling to figure out the risks just should not use smartphones and the internet

People who aren't technically sophisticated should choose the smartphone ecosystem that was designed to offer the safety of a walled garden from the start.

Google sold Android as the ecosystem that gave users the freedom to do anything they like, including shooting themselves in the foot.

Google should not be allowed to fraudulently go back on their promise now that they have driven the other open ecosystems out of the marketplace.

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NotPractical6d ago

Choosing an iPhone is not sufficient to avoid the risks of technology. The majority of online scams require nothing more than two pre-installed apps: Safari and Phone.

NotPractical6d ago

Before downvoting, consider providing evidence that sideloading comes anywhere close to being the root cause of most online scams.

Just yesterday I discovered that my grandmother had been receiving calls from "Google business support" on her iPhone. The fact that they can't get her to sideload some app doesn't seem to stop them.

anhner6d ago

in 2 years: you will have a wait period of 24 hours or pay a yearly fee if you want to access a website that is not on $COMPANY's whitelist

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0 pointsGeekyBear7d ago0 comments

> People who are unwilling to figure out the risks just should not use smartphones and the internet

People who aren't technically sophisticated should choose the smartphone ecosystem that was designed to offer the safety of a walled garden from the start.

Google sold Android as the ecosystem that gave users the freedom to do anything they like, including shooting themselves in the foot.

Google should not be allowed to fraudulently go back on their promise now that they have driven the other open ecosystems out of the marketplace.

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NotPractical6d ago

Choosing an iPhone is not sufficient to avoid the risks of technology. The majority of online scams require nothing more than two pre-installed apps: Safari and Phone.

NotPractical6d ago

Before downvoting, consider providing evidence that sideloading comes anywhere close to being the root cause of most online scams.

Just yesterday I discovered that my grandmother had been receiving calls from "Google business support" on her iPhone. The fact that they can't get her to sideload some app doesn't seem to stop them.

anhner6d ago

in 2 years: you will have a wait period of 24 hours or pay a yearly fee if you want to access a website that is not on $COMPANY's whitelist

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse