when people say linux phones, the point is not the kernel but believing it could have the same open ecosystem as the linux PC. no forced lockdown, no spyware, open source and in turn extensible system software, where its not the oligarchs who dictate. other then the first point these can be told about mostly none of the current phones, and even the first point is going away recently, despite that being the only way to get rid of the preinstalled, google mandated (and sometimes additional) malware.

you may be locked out of using specific security focused apps such as banking apps.

they locked me out already, so it does not matter. they can’t play the same card twice.

well, yes most people dont know that about instagram and snapchat, but I do, main reasons why I was refusing both since years. I think tiktok is worse. I still hear people admitting it is much more addictive than facebook’s platforms. that they are surprised how quickly it learns your “interests”. and part of the app’s functionality in code when it is opened? it is changing how it works when it detects a debugger? it behaved like malware from the beginning. it was spreading surprisingly fast too, I can’t believe it was organic growth. at some point it was preinstalled bloatware on all new phones, besidss the ranks of facebook and twitter, maybe still is.

looking at the parent comments, or the other reply I got, I don’t think everyone agrees

the issues with tiktok started when it was first announced. It’s sad that it got “heroified” through the gaza events

that being said, it works correctly here with and without javascript, in firefox, opened from voyager, so I don’t get it

but that looks like an embedded firefox, in custom tabs mode. I think it’s common for apps to open links in your default browser that way.

what client do you use? it seems as if it even removed your own default upvote, maybe it’s the thing that is broken

do computationally expensive OCR

I think that’s easier to do for GPUs than CPUs, and they could do it nonstop with say a 5 fps rate.

but also now that I think of it more, the graphics card doesn’t really need to do all this, the manufacturer given binary blob kernel driver has easier access to disk and network

I think we agree on that. my point is, we don’t need to use neither usa tech or chinese tech for our social media platforms. we shouldn’t celebrate china being there “to save us”.

also, I think china could still hurt us, on the short term, by manipulating elections and other things through manipulating public opinion and the values people hold. they have both the data and the channels to execute it.

and most dont trust the government so why would they trust the propaganda?

because visually it’s not coming from the government but “independent content creators”. and regardless of who says it, people will trust propaganda that says things they want to hear, then over time, start trusting those who say that

that does not make them good, but fortunately we don’t have to accept either, right?

yes you can, if tomorrow you’ll be thrown in jail for your taxes

hahahaha that’s a good one. they all are so addicted they will reinstall it in a week.

just wait until you know what your graphics card could actually do. live OCR on screen contents, face detection and training on anything ever displayed on the screen.

unless I miss something then also direct access to all system memory (when SR-IOV is disabled, or has been set up improperly), write access to onboard firmware, probably access to your drives and network too.
same applies to any pci express device you put into your machine.

that’s no question, NSO group and I think a few other commercial rootkit makers are also located there.

hardware requirement bypass? hell no. at that point 10 LTSC and activation bypass

but you can’t compete with them. you should really be adjusting your wants! be happy you are alive

yeah, people who live in the US of A should be just happy they are still alive!

I would agree, if websites and webapps wouldn’t be so bloated as they are. if the rich wouldn’t make us to downgrade out of their gluttony. but also, old technology is not that easily available. production lines have been shut down long ago, and if everyone went to the used market, nothing would be available even there anymore.