Post #2615664
2025-08-26 05:12 UTC
Replies (5)
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@ahltorp@mastodon.nu 2025-08-26 07:32
@TrimTab@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social Yes, people seem unable to keep in mind two things at once: 1. Apple and Google are somewhat protecting users by locking them in to “approved” apps. 2. By financially placing themselves between the users and the apps, their incentives are in the wrong place, which hurts users.
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@davidbcohen@twit.social 2025-08-26 10:24
@TrimTab@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social Agreed. Before I switched her to a Mac, my mother’s Windows PC was crawling with malware because of all of the shite she downloaded.
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@stinerman@mastodon.social 2025-08-26 12:52
@TrimTab@mastodon.social no one is saying you can't use an app store and must sideload. Just that there be a choice. It's reasonable to default sideloading to off, but the setting must be user-controlled. @Gargron@mastodon.social
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@duckdotexe@mastodon.social 2025-08-26 22:52
@TrimTab@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social Other people being tech illiterate should not be my problem.
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@seth@pdx.social 2025-08-27 01:15
@TrimTab@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social I agree. I should be able to say what software runs on my hardware. If I also get to say what software runs on YOUR hardware, that's when there's a problem. I don't want terrorists, nation-state hackers, the NSA, or script kiddies deciding what software runs on my Dad's phone. I don't want my sister's psycho ex stalker boyfriend deciding what software runs on her phone either. Phones are way too big of a target to run without security. Some compromise is needed here.