Why do you care

If it works it works. You mathematicians just don’t understand the pragmatics. What is tech debt?

Not disappear entirely, but most households won’t own desktop computers or HDDs.

The password you have chosen is already in use by a different user (bob@example.com). Please choose a different password.

You’re going to love Cyberchef

They can make it so much harder to do that, to the point where almost everyone just gives up.

If you’re upset that your hacked-to-bits, rooted, unlocked and/or unencrypted device is failing checks: I’d say, tough luck. Until we can create provably untampered app-containers, that level of access genuinely breaks TOS on apps and regulations on handling personal data.

Hard disagree. If you own the device, you should be in full control of what’s going on. Sure, attestation can give some extra security, but that decision should be up to the user. Everything else is just excuses for user hostile DRM: platforms levaraging technology to secure their own profit margin against the interests of user.

Websites do not have access to your IMEI. That’s only a concern when you use the app.

I asked ChatGPT and it says he still needs his glasses while not in costume. So that settles this debate.

/s

So what is the reason for doing it that way?

No mention of systemd? This is unacceptable.

Unfortunately, the EU is planning something similar called the European Health Data Space. Mandatory data sharing, patients cannot opt out to everything.

Remember how the Titan sub used a game controller and everyone called them out? I think I’d still feel safer.

Is this a threat?

This doesn’t advocate for any substantial improvement of data protections. It’s merely a convenience argument to legitimize banning Chinese cars for economic reasons. American car manufacturers will continue to harvest and sell all your data, just with less competition.

Of course, this isn’t a surprise coming from the CFR, the lobbying organization for US imperialism.

Not my idea of a good date, but to each their own

“I dropped my fair share of hard Rs back then”

With this approach you would lose the subvolume structure and deduplication if I’m not mistaken.

Obviously acquiring publicly available data is legal

Under the EU GDPR it is often not legal. Controllers need a legal basis, which only exists if there is an appropriate relationship between the controller and the data subject.

The most common physical attacks will be you misplacing your device or some friend/burglar/cop taking it. FDE works great in those scenarios.