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ARGVMI~1.PIF · 6w
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Everyone should give Plasma Big Screen a try. It's a great way to have a "Smart" TV in a way that matters (streaming YouTube, Spotify etc.) while still having access to all the great HTPC features (Jellyfin, local media, heck even DVDs!) :)

Keywan Tonekaboni · 10w
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Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
You can't view social media posts because your mandatory eID app for age verification attests your OS image against an allowlist of certs the govt controls, a gate that you can't ever pass. You can't ...
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You can't sign a rental contract because eIDAS requires "mobile device security validation systems" and that's the only remaining way to sign documents, and once again the server uses attestation.

The server can be OSS, the app can be OSS, this kind of system could even use open protocols (e.g. OIDC) but because it requires remote attestation it is cryptographically impossible to use and participate in society with on any device that you, the owner, have the keys to.

This must be stopped.
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ARGVMI~1.PIF · 12w
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Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
There is a real chance that in 5-10 years, there will be laptops and smartphones running open processors and operating systems with UX and and an OS comparable or better than the proprietary equivalen...
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You can't view social media posts because your mandatory eID app for age verification attests your OS image against an allowlist of certs the govt controls, a gate that you can't ever pass. You can't text your friends because WhatsApp requires SafetyNet to "keep bots out". You can't call your doctor because SIM cards don't exist anymore and the eSIM app won't work if you unlock the bootloader, and attests that server-side before unlocking the eSIM.
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Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
You can't sign a rental contract because eIDAS requires "mobile device security validation systems" and that's the only remaining way to sign documents, and once again the server uses attestation. The server can be OSS, the app can be OSS, this kind of system could even use open protocols (e.g. OID...
Brumbrum-gigi · 11w
So we will have a lot of time back to fix our old cars, housed and start growing food and cooking from scratch. Good
Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
https://github.com/robinostlund/homeassistant-volkswagencarnet/issues/967 There needs to be a law that makes remote attestation - no matter who provides the root certificates, Google/Apple/GrapheneOS...
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There is a real chance that in 5-10 years, there will be laptops and smartphones running open processors and operating systems with UX and and an OS comparable or better than the proprietary equivalent, but which are effectively useless to the average consumer because it is cryptographically impossible to use them for anything due to remote attestation proliferating more and more
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Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
You can't view social media posts because your mandatory eID app for age verification attests your OS image against an allowlist of certs the govt controls, a gate that you can't ever pass. You can't text your friends because WhatsApp requires SafetyNet to "keep bots out". You can't call your doctor...
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https://github.com/robinostlund/homeassistant-volkswagencarnet/issues/967

There needs to be a law that makes remote attestation - no matter who provides the root certificates, Google/Apple/GrapheneOS - illegal. There is only one use for this technology right now, and it is to prevent people from doing what they want to do with the devices they own, while also making interoperability cryptographically impossible. This is anti-competitive and should simply be illegal.
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Felicitas Pojtinger πŸŒ… · 12w
There is a real chance that in 5-10 years, there will be laptops and smartphones running open processors and operating systems with UX and and an OS comparable or better than the proprietary equivalent, but which are effectively useless to the average consumer because it is cryptographically impossi...
nostrich · 12w
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evil morty · 12w
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