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Topic	The responsible software checklist
Judgmenl 08/08/23 9:41:52 PM #2:	This is a subject that triggers the hell out of me because I work in Cybersecurity. Yellow posted... Linux: Open source everything, no tracking built-in, no phoning home, more secure Not entirely true. Some software does phone home but it's largely discouraged. Projects like audacitiy have put telemetry in their software in recent years. Yellow posted... Firefox: Open source? Has telemetry built in (and enabled by default) that you can disable. Yellow posted... Tor: Impossible-ish to track Also a known honeypot. Yellow posted... Tails: Really impossible to track I have no opinions. Yellow posted... VPN: Harder to track Consumer VPNs are by definition man in the middle attacks and consumer VPN companies are likely collecting and selling your data. Yellow posted... Mastadon: Bypasses all algorithms meant to keep you attentive This is a joke right? Yellow posted... Custom android firmware: Removes all tracking from your phone Oh boy, I can't wait to see a normal person screw up their vendor locked phone trying to put Calyx on it. --- Software Architect / Code Janitor / Professional Sheep Herder <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:975339630] in The respon... [t:80531735]...</cite> <quote>This is a subject that triggers the hell out of me because I work in Cybersecurity.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Linux: Open source everything, no tracking built-in, no phoning home, more secure</quote>Not entirely true. Some software does phone home but it's largely discouraged. Projects like audacitiy have put telemetry in their software in recent years.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Firefox: Open source?</quote>Has telemetry built in (and enabled by default) that you can disable.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Tor: Impossible-ish to track</quote>Also a known honeypot.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Tails: Really impossible to track</quote>I have no opinions.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>VPN: Harder to track</quote>Consumer VPNs are by definition man in the middle attacks and consumer VPN companies are likely collecting and selling your data.Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Mastadon: Bypasses all algorithms meant to keep you attentive</quote>This is a joke right?Yellow posted... </cite><quote>Custom android firmware: Removes all tracking from your phone</quote>Oh boy, I can't wait to see a normal person screw up their vendor locked phone trying to put Calyx on it. --- Software Architect / Code Janitor / Professional Sheep Herder</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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