technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam itwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
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minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoWe need a federated equivalent. Anything centralized can be stopped.
minus-squareMax-P@lemmy.max-p.melinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoAt the very least I hope it’s hosted by someone outside the US so it’s out of reach to the authorities.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoFor all we know the app might just be a honeypot itself
minus-squareAndy@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoThis is a genuine concern that we should recognize. I’m about 99% confident it isn’t, but considering it is the kind of caution we should all be exercising these days.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoThat’s always worth considering. A phone app doesn’t take a big operating budget to launch and maintain. Especially for state-actors.
We need a federated equivalent. Anything centralized can be stopped.
At the very least I hope it’s hosted by someone outside the US so it’s out of reach to the authorities.
For all we know the app might just be a honeypot itself
This is a genuine concern that we should recognize.
I’m about 99% confident it isn’t, but considering it is the kind of caution we should all be exercising these days.
That’s always worth considering. A phone app doesn’t take a big operating budget to launch and maintain. Especially for state-actors.