There is a difference in your Linux desktop workstation and your most private device. Desktop systems are not nearly as secure and should not be seen as such, and Linux surely at the tail end. People using F-Droid might…
The Android security model strictly forbids it. This should be enough of a problem as it is the very foundation to establish security for the system's user.
neither of the two are great. MicroG stands in conflict with Android's security model by spoofing Google app signatures and being a deeply privileged app compromising the whole system's security. CalyX has is constantly…
I'd like to point to my comment on another thread pointing out some poignant issues with F-Droid's design: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30507185
Although I'd like to applaud any alternative to Google Play the approach F-Droid pursues does not fit a serious security model. F-Droid builds are custom signed and can be made by random parties without proper auditing…
There is a difference in your Linux desktop workstation and your most private device. Desktop systems are not nearly as secure and should not be seen as such, and Linux surely at the tail end. People using F-Droid might…
The Android security model strictly forbids it. This should be enough of a problem as it is the very foundation to establish security for the system's user.
neither of the two are great. MicroG stands in conflict with Android's security model by spoofing Google app signatures and being a deeply privileged app compromising the whole system's security. CalyX has is constantly…
I'd like to point to my comment on another thread pointing out some poignant issues with F-Droid's design: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30507185
Although I'd like to applaud any alternative to Google Play the approach F-Droid pursues does not fit a serious security model. F-Droid builds are custom signed and can be made by random parties without proper auditing…