• nikscha@feddit.de
    5·
    8 months ago

    Everytime someone says they don’t have anything to hide I ask them what the pin of their phone is and to give me their phone. Suddenly that’s something different…

    • The 8232 Project@lemmy.ml
      3·
      8 months ago

      I once asked a friend if he trusted the lock on his phone (brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max, latest and greatest). He told me he did. I asked him if I could use his phone while it was locked, and he told me “No, I don’t trust you. You would probably hack it or something.” That statement says two things:

      1. He only cares about attacks on privacy on a personal level, which is the mental flaw lots of people have.

      2. He doesn’t actually trust the lock on his phone, but refuses to admit it.

      By the way, here’s a few fun gimmicks you can pull on iPhone users:

      1. See if you can swipe left to view widgets on the lock screen. I was able to get someone’s address this way. He told me the whole time “There’s nothing you can find there.” and then afterwards said “Ah, crap.”

      2. If there is a lock screen mini widget (under the time) for a clock or related feature, tap on it and it will open the clock app. You can also get there if you can swipe down to access control center if the “timer” button is enabled there. You can then make it look like you unlocked their phone, and start reading off their alarm names. This one has freaked out a lot of people.

      3. If they realize how you got there and try disabling control center access on the lock screen (as they should, FaceID is fast enough people!), you can see if you can access Siri and say “View my alarms”.

      • Eggyhead@kbin.social
        3·
        8 months ago

        I can see why your friend would assume you could hack their phone based on how specific these steps are.

      • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
        1·
        8 months ago

        Me: graphene phone with notifications hidden until unlocked. No voice assistant whatsoever. I guess the only thing you can do is take pictures from lock screen but that’s not really useful. It doesn’t show gallery of previous photos.

        • Kühe sind toll@feddit.de
          0·
          8 months ago

          Even default android has such settings. I can view what song I’m listening to, take new photos and theoretically take short notes(haven’t figured out how it works) and that’s it. Also since I disabled the Google assistant, they can’t do anything with it too.

    • storcholus@feddit.de
      0·
      8 months ago

      There is a difference between having nothing to hide and not closing the door when talking a shit

  • nolight@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    Say whatever you want, Snowden’s a fucking hero for sharing this.

  • Sims@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    8 months ago

    A ‘State’ is not inherently bad. That’s just libertarian propaganda/dogma. Self-interested psychopaths in charge of a state is bad…

    • 9point6@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      Funny thing about ancap libertarianism is that they’ve correctly identified that power can lead to tyranny, but they’re completely oblivious to the power that corporatism (the conclusion of lassez-faire capitalism) results in.

      • vikingqueef@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        8 months ago

        Taxes used for public good and infrastructure are what taxes are supposed to be for. And they should be raised and collected proportionally to your wealth.

        Neither of those statements describe how the US handles taxes.

    • djehuti@programming.dev
      0·
      8 months ago

      States always wind up being run by self-interested psychopaths.

      That’s not a “flaw;” it’s the fundamental nature of the concept.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
    0·
    8 months ago

    Putin Alert! Putin Alert! This guy supports Vladimir Putin! He is undermining the US so that the Russians can invade! Also, the Chinese! Also the… uh… Cubans? Venezuelans? Quebecians? Idk, but its bad! They’re coming to take your freedom! Protect the NSA! PROTECT THE NSA! THEY STAND BETWEEN YOU AND TYRANNY!

  • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    8 months ago

    False equivalence is false— but, sure, anything to make espionage seem OK

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      8 months ago

      Seeing as this was posted in c/privacy, I believe the intent was rather to say “actually that whole ‘nothing to hide nothing to fear’ premise government espionage programs enjoy thrusting on their citizens is patently bullshit, and they know it, as despite saying it to you while spying on you they make it illegal to spy on them.”