- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ca
- privacy@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@lemmy.ca
- privacy@lemmy.ml
Real unfortunate news for GrapheneOS users as Revolut has decided to ban the use of ‘non-google’ approved OSes. This is currently being posted about and updated by GrahpeneOS over at Bluesky for those who want to follow it more closely.
There’s probably a way to spoof the Android OS right?
If rooted, it is possible to some extent. but it will likely still fail Strong integrity check (hardware based).
also GrapheneOS don’t recommend rooting.
Not authy :( (even tho i dont use Graphene)
Authy has now long gone out of favor…
Yk what i agree, kinda dont like how authy discontinued the desktop app (and i kinda wish i can find a open source and free auth app that supports linux and android ik you can do it in bitwarden but you need to self host or pay), sad they went through this route for other reasons aswell was one of my favourite app.
And the worst - they don’t allow export. Even as a workaround.
Bitwarden personal, smallest, is free though?
I self host, but I’m aware that this isn’t for everyone.
wow no export :(
i have a bitwarden acc on bitwarden.com i have to migrate that to some public instance which is easy
Authy sucks anyway.
Someone told Me it sucks aswell but why simplified? Maybe they got of the desktop app or no exporting hmmm
Yeah those are the main reasons. It’s also proprietary, and the only way you to create an account/back up your stuff is by entering a phone number, which isn’t exactly great for privacy.
Oh yeah the phone number thing and sim swapping.
This is probably the coolest news for Graphene!
At what point it was acceptable for everyone to demand you download there app?
Why would I need any of these?
Lol why would I have ever done that? If I need an app for your service I don’t need you. (Reddit) (YouTube) Etc …
At the point that greedy corporate vultures realized that people don’t perceive or completely understand the privacy you’re giving up in exchange for a few percent off your order, which you better believe has already been jacked up to compensate for the discount.
GrapheneOS protects your privacy, so the companies pushing their apps see no reason to let you use the app to get your discount.
If they can’t trick you, they don’t want you playing their game.
To add a little more context, I worked at a corporate marketing firm for 16 years, and I can see through their bullshit ulterior motives like a superpower.
The US is heading into a society where ALL corporations will have their own “loyalty” cards, which you present at time of payment for your discount, which actually serves to track your consumer habits (through being linked to your personal information like name, email address, phone number, physical address, etc).
Eventually, as this opt-in, privacy-invasive trend goes unregulated by our government (due to corporate infiltration of our government’s regulatory agencies, the term being “regulatory capture”. Learn this word, you will see it on your exam later.), what we see as advertised prices will begin to only apply to those with loyalty cards, the hidden meaning being that the sale price is contingent upon providing your private data. The corporations will pour millions into researching the smallest possible discount which will convince you to participate. Make no mistake, rest assured this is by design, the various industries have colluded, directly or indirectly, during this greedflation era to make it so financially difficult to exist, and have made us all so desperate to get by, we are everything but forced into their privacy disclosure program because we need every little bit that helps.
Goodbye privacy.
Say goodbye to the days of traditional, old-fashioned “here’s a sale, here’s the money” type of transaction. The buzzards in corporate finance department have found yet another incrementally more efficient way of extracting even more profit from you during the sale process. The era of loyalty cards/proprietary corporate apps is coming fast and hard, so get used to it because it won’t be going anywhere but further up your ass. I see these trends and this is ultimately why I left my corporate career. Once I saw it’s cold unquenchable heart of greed, I didn’t want to use my talent to further stoke the flames to revive the capitalistic greedfest that consumed the 80s. The only difference is that in the 80s, they lacked the technology, government policy, and the understanding of the socioeconomic mathematical models in order for the 1% to plunge us deeper into this hellscape we enjoy today.
I just ask other people in line for their loyalty cards. Or find valid barcodes for them online.
Most stores I go to have a “store” card that they scan when I say I don’t have one.
I don’t disagree at all.
Phone number based programs are often relatively easy to do an end around - try the “coin deposit error message” phone number, or Jenny’s number in a local or major city area code.
Pretty much COVID. Now that they’ve invested…
Didn’t the GrapheneOS devs threaten to sue Google over the attestation issue last summer? Whatever happened to that?
According to the bluesky thread they’re talking to regulators now and are still planning on suing. Hopefully they do and something good comes from it.
When a big company blocks use of their app if you use something from a smaller company, users will choose the big company over the small company. Just ask WeChat about how they kill competitors.
I don’t know what you are saying but it sounds smart
Oh, no, I can’t use the McDonald’s app!
Can’t remember the last time I spent money on McDonald’s over priced crap.
When they helped Trump win political points, they bought a lifetime boycott from my. “Franchisees are free to do whatever they like.” Is explicit consent from corporate, not the side step they thought it was.
Especially since their Franchisees are not free to do anything that corporate DOESN’T like when it comes down to the building, or decor, or supplies, or food, or special deals, or whatever the fuck else is involved in running the damn business.
However, for politics, gee shucks they just can’t have any rules and the franchisees are just able to do whatever.
My bullshitometer hit 11 on that one.
Doesn’t their website offer the same functions?
Every platform costs. (QA + dev + prod) * Platforms
Nearly Everybody has a phone. They have kiosks at every store and a register.
They don’t make more money for a web app.
no. you can’t order from the mcdonalds website, it tells you to go to the app. if you wanted to you could use the doordash website, or the like
They have a different app though, it looks different and doesn’t order at McDonald’s but at least the food is better.
I finally had enough of them last week. 3 shitty, horrible cheeseburgers (no drink or side) cost as much as a proper toasted turkey club sandwich, apple fritter and coffee from Timmy’s. I’m done with their trash food. I’ll eat Timmy’s trash food, at least it’s halfway tasty.
Fair, but Timmies is also dogshit. Has been since it was acquired by the multinational conglomerate, Restaurant Brands Incorporated.
Honestly, what fastfood isn’t shit nowadays? Maybe some more local places, but national chains are all shit
Yah, but in terms of availability, it rivals McDogshit and if I’m going to spend $10, Timmy’s dogshit is slightly better and you come away with a full meal and drink, at least.
You shouldn’t be eating fast food all the time
As a revolut user, this is pretty Bad news lmao.
Oh so they banned their app being used on the OS? I was confused by the title as if they banned it in the workplace or something which would be even crazier
Eh, whatever. If they won’t support me, I won’t support them.
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112878067304840664
No need to link to bluesky
Best practice is to link to the most widely used platform.
Best practice is to link to the most privacy respecting platform
No, that’s your philosophy.
Title gore much
Last time I called an uber it never came…. Good riddance
Sorry but it seems I might have been mistaken by calling out Uber on this one. Thought i read about Uber during this but I cant find back to it. Have changed the title.
So it wasn’t really about attestation or security. I am really shocked!
This is used whenever shouting “think about the children!!!” or “terrorists!” is not applicable.
I don’t know how we managed to do the online banking thing all those prehistoric years before such “attestance programs” were implemented.
It was shit with horrible semi-working never updated java applets that were always broken, unless you used right version of ie and windows. But it was certified by proper authority. 🥴
Did they do it cos people where spinning up hundreds of instances of the app in virtual machines and claiming free shit.
no.
they’re doing it because they’re following googles recommendation of integrating Play Integrity API.