This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

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    5 months ago

    No, they’re not, they’re just a way for corporations to collect data from you and for the government to track you everywhere you go, and you’re footing the bill for all that.

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      5 months ago

      They’re not useful? I’m literally using one right now in a way that can’t be done on a dumb phone. Look, I love dumb phones, and I would actually have one if my lifestyle allowed it, but I get so much value out of my smart phone it’s just not practical to use a less capable device.

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        5 months ago

        They’re a trap, and you’re caught in it, and by the way the vast majority of people who have them just use them as an amusement device and a time-waster. Meanwhile the telecoms and app companies are invading their privacy and sucking down all their data.

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          5 months ago

          You know we can have one without the other if we campaign to make their invasion of our privacy illegal, right?