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minus-square[鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma]|[alt: 黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·1 day agoBut isn’t that stupid tho. Like they should want their military officers to be using the most secure OS. But then again, its funny to see them make stupid decisions.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoThat’s only true if they trust them. If the goal is to ensure they can keep track of dissidents then no.
minus-squareunwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 minutes agoIt’s a both-ways situation. They allow only the Fisher-Price version of phones so less-than-power-users don’t do something stupid. They also allow only Fisher-Price so power users can’t beat Celebrite as easily.
minus-square418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 hours agoI wouldn’t assume any news about technology being used by IDF to be true in the first place. It could just as easily be misinformation.
But isn’t that stupid tho. Like they should want their military officers to be using the most secure OS.
But then again, its funny to see them make stupid decisions.
That’s only true if they trust them. If the goal is to ensure they can keep track of dissidents then no.
It’s a both-ways situation.
They allow only the Fisher-Price version of phones so less-than-power-users don’t do something stupid.
They also allow only Fisher-Price so power users can’t beat Celebrite as easily.
I wouldn’t assume any news about technology being used by IDF to be true in the first place. It could just as easily be misinformation.