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  1. @msaunders @volkris @Mastodon
    Whether this is about ActivityPub or not is of little consequence to us. All we see is that without some level of #participation/input from peers to help serve specific content (images and video), it is quite obvious that the #Fediverse will trend back towards re-centralisation.

    We call on #I2P developers to explore how they can make something like #GlutPlug work in fediverse clients like #Tokodon (possibly #Fedilab too, but #AllPhonesAreBad so maybe not).

    #APAB

  2. @msaunders @volkris @Mastodon
    Whether this is about ActivityPub or not is of little consequence to us. All we see is that without some level of #participation/input from peers to help serve specific content (images and video), it is quite obvious that the #Fediverse will trend back towards re-centralisation.

    We call on #I2P developers to explore how they can make something like #GlutPlug work in fediverse clients like #Tokodon (possibly #Fedilab too, but #AllPhonesAreBad so maybe not).

    #APAB

  3. @msaunders @volkris @Mastodon
    Whether this is about ActivityPub or not is of little consequence to us. All we see is that without some level of #participation/input from peers to help serve specific content (images and video), it is quite obvious that the #Fediverse will trend back towards re-centralisation.

    We call on #I2P developers to explore how they can make something like #GlutPlug work in fediverse clients like #Tokodon (possibly #Fedilab too, but #AllPhonesAreBad so maybe not).

    #APAB

  4. @lexbailey
    Great effort here!

    We have come to the point of realising that there are no #ethicalPhones. All of them require proprietary bits to power the #wifi and #radio components.

    Thus all #smartphones are unable to be used in our view.

    This might just be an #Australia problem, however and your country might be okay, but we sincerely doubt it. It appears to be a global problem.

    libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoP

    #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #goingNoPhone #foss #FSF

  5. @lexbailey
    Great effort here!

    We have come to the point of realising that there are no #ethicalPhones. All of them require proprietary bits to power the #wifi and #radio components.

    Thus all #smartphones are unable to be used in our view.

    This might just be an #Australia problem, however and your country might be okay, but we sincerely doubt it. It appears to be a global problem.

    libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoP

    #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #goingNoPhone #foss #FSF

  6. @lexbailey
    Great effort here!

    We have come to the point of realising that there are no #ethicalPhones. All of them require proprietary bits to power the #wifi and #radio components.

    Thus all #smartphones are unable to be used in our view.

    This might just be an #Australia problem, however and your country might be okay, but we sincerely doubt it. It appears to be a global problem.

    libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoP

    #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #goingNoPhone #foss #FSF

  7. @lexbailey
    Great effort here!

    We have come to the point of realising that there are no #ethicalPhones. All of them require proprietary bits to power the #wifi and #radio components.

    Thus all #smartphones are unable to be used in our view.

    This might just be an #Australia problem, however and your country might be okay, but we sincerely doubt it. It appears to be a global problem.

    libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoP

    #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #goingNoPhone #foss #FSF

  8. @lexbailey
    Great effort here!

    We have come to the point of realising that there are no #ethicalPhones. All of them require proprietary bits to power the #wifi and #radio components.

    Thus all #smartphones are unable to be used in our view.

    This might just be an #Australia problem, however and your country might be okay, but we sincerely doubt it. It appears to be a global problem.

    libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoP

    #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #goingNoPhone #foss #FSF

  9. @gabriel
    This sounds like code for, "We have already been doing this for a decade but we just need a veil of legitimacy so the plebs know their place, shut up and go home.

    Everyone should know how to make a #FaradayCase for their oversized, "#smartphone" (read: tracking device).

    #thereAreNoEthicalSmartPhones #allPhonesAreBad #APAB #faradayBag

  10. @Yostme
    Sorry for the late response.

    The #InviziblePro app sounds like a compelling solution that one can use mobile devices, with the help of friends at #FDroid.

    Unfortunately, it seems #Australia don't allow ethical #telephony devices into the country. What we mean when we say that is devices that can easily be flashed with ethical #FOSS firmware. Otherwise it would be a contender.

    Today we prescribe to #APAB or #AllPhonesAreBad.

  11. @Yostme
    Sorry for the late response.

    The #InviziblePro app sounds like a compelling solution that one can use mobile devices, with the help of friends at #FDroid.

    Unfortunately, it seems #Australia don't allow ethical #telephony devices into the country. What we mean when we say that is devices that can easily be flashed with ethical #FOSS firmware. Otherwise it would be a contender.

    Today we prescribe to #APAB or #AllPhonesAreBad.

  12. Researcher does his best to not offend the #technoFeudalists, but we see no errs or umms about it - #GoOGlE IS EVIL.

    > "These (…) studies also note the opaque nature of this #dataCollection by Google, with there being no public documentation, use of binary encoded payloads and obfuscated code."

    TL/DR: Ggle were doing everything they could to hide.

    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/privacy

    More of #DougLeith’s studies:
    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/

    1/2

    #APAB #allPhonesAreBad

  13. Researcher does his best to not offend the #technoFeudalists, but we see no errs or umms about it - #GoOGlE IS EVIL.

    > "These (…) studies also note the opaque nature of this #dataCollection by Google, with there being no public documentation, use of binary encoded payloads and obfuscated code."

    TL/DR: Ggle were doing everything they could to hide.

    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/privacy

    More of #DougLeith’s studies:
    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/

    1/2

    #APAB #allPhonesAreBad

  14. Researcher does his best to not offend the #technoFeudalists, but we see no errs or umms about it - #GoOGlE IS EVIL.

    > "These (…) studies also note the opaque
    nature of this #dataCollection by Google, with there being no public documentation, use of binary encoded payloads and obfuscated code."

    TL/DR: Ggle were doing everything they could to hide.

    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/privacy

    More of #DougLeith’s studies:
    scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/

    1/2

    #APAB #allPhonesAreBad

  15. All. Phones. Are. Bad.

    (just a reminder)

    Also interesting to learn that #car entertainment systems leak your data to #lawEnforcement.

    That news just slipped right on by.

    #AllPhonesAreBad #APAB #digitalProducts #carEntertainment #carRadio

  16. If your best judgement leads you to conclude that, effectively, all phones are bad, please start using that phrase. Consider the hashtag, #APAB.

    Together we can turn things around.

    #AllPhonesAreBad #surveillance #privacy #smartPhones #iot #monopoly #antitrust #robberBarons #rentseeking #bigData #openHardwareNow #openTechNow #publicGoodNow

  17. @resist1984
    Quite right, we've improved our organisational skills in a number of small ways but that is an area we've not considered.

    Fedilab have a notes section. These days though we're cautious about mentioning Fedilab, dev appears to be taken over by interests that feel its more important to lock out #Android4p0 to 4.4 users with smaller devices.

    There's even a danger #FDroid will drop older phones. Once that happens we'll be pushing #APAB (#AllPhonesAreBad).
    @selea

  18. @fsmi
    Hi FSMI,

    Thanks for this great resource.

    Recently we noticed that #Android10 don't allow users to encrypt their own device. It says something like #GoogleEncrypted and the user cannot change the setting.

    This is really bad.

    Out-of-the-box #Google encryption means no #encryption, in our opinion.

    We wonder whether it's worth owning a #smartdevice today. Maybe an #AllPhonesAreBad (#APAB) campaign is needed. Similar to ACAB, but aimed at the extreme threat posed by #closedTech.