▲ 141 ▼ Molly - a better signal (molly.im) submitted 2 years ago by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) True so don't lose your phone. Its encrypted and you can use third party apps to auto wipe under certain circumstances permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LiveLGNProsper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* True but I work outside and have lost devices before sometimes it is out of are control and we still misplace devices especially when the fall out a pocket I was only pointing out I personally won’t use it for that reason is all I still would rather use Lineage OS over Graphene OS but I don’t think I will because of that one thing. I am looking at buying a used pixel hopefully soon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) the more third party apps you have, the higher your attack surface and a decrease in security. I love my mods but this isn't really a solution and should be an os feature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) How would that be implemented? The way stock does it is though proprietary software permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) what is proprietary about a locked bootloader? the only android fork i can recommend is GrapheneOS. you relock the bootloader on that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I though you were talking about lock out and findmydevice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LiveLGNProsper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* True but I work outside and have lost devices before sometimes it is out of are control and we still misplace devices especially when the fall out a pocket I was only pointing out I personally won’t use it for that reason is all I still would rather use Lineage OS over Graphene OS but I don’t think I will because of that one thing. I am looking at buying a used pixel hopefully soon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) the more third party apps you have, the higher your attack surface and a decrease in security. I love my mods but this isn't really a solution and should be an os feature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) How would that be implemented? The way stock does it is though proprietary software permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) what is proprietary about a locked bootloader? the only android fork i can recommend is GrapheneOS. you relock the bootloader on that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I though you were talking about lock out and findmydevice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) How would that be implemented? The way stock does it is though proprietary software permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) what is proprietary about a locked bootloader? the only android fork i can recommend is GrapheneOS. you relock the bootloader on that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I though you were talking about lock out and findmydevice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) what is proprietary about a locked bootloader? the only android fork i can recommend is GrapheneOS. you relock the bootloader on that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I though you were talking about lock out and findmydevice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I though you were talking about lock out and findmydevice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) find my device would be more difficult to implement without a decently sized company backing it but a lock out function wouldn't be that difficult. it just needs to be implemented into the os itself rather than rely on the trustworthiness of a third party dev. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago I use a app on F-droid called findmydevice. It can use a custom server but I just opted to SMS via a password permalink fedilink source parent