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Not "you" necessarily, "one".

I bring it up because you mentioned company MDM blocking signal. The fact that company MDM is active indicates its a company device (if it's not that's an entirely different conversation).

So why would one expect privacy on a device they don't own?

Why would you expect any form of privacy on a device you don't own?

I'm sure as hell not defending him, but your point is valid and why him being against them having missiles isn't necessarily a contradiction. "Them" isn't the same them that he sold to. Again, not defending him and I haven't listen to anything he's said recently to know his stance (nor do I really care to), but just keeping my own logic in check.

Out of curiosity, do you use your xmpp app for SMS as well? I've been doing so (since the majority of my family will not leave the SMS messaging system) but its a bit lacking when it comes to groups and MMS.

Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you. But I've noticed my maps dont update any longer so I'm glad this is all coming together at the same time.

I'm similarly testing Proton at the moment. I tried it at launch, and it was...less than impressive. It worked, but was lacking some features (the details of which I don't quite remember) and they didn't have a separate password for Pass vs the rest of their app suite which was a deal breaker for me (which of course they have now).

Testing it now, I'm liking the experience better than Bitwarden overall. There's some idiosyncrasies between the two I prefer over the other, but nothing deal breaking.

I haven't found a reason to not switch over, other than the "all eggs in one basket" argument, which is valid but I think I'm OK with.

If your internet connection is coming from hotspot tethering to your phone you'll want to put it in a Faraday bag when not in use since your phone will be trackable at all times even if off. If you use a hotspot instead the cell signal and WiFi are still trackable but the lack of Bluetooth and GPS aids greatly in keeping the tracking to a minimum.

As far as I'm aware there shouldnt be any differences between the two. I'd say buy the phone your budget allows for. Personally I spent more by getting he 256gig model because the storage was worth it to me. So basically my advice is buy older but spend the difference on meaningful storage.

Depending on your threat model you may wish to buy second hand or buying with cash so the IMEI isn't tied to your name.

I initially struggled with the zero google because many apps didn't work. I ran a secondary profile with google services running for those. Recently, due to another comment here on Lemmy I retried those apps (with exploit compatibility on) and most of them worked. So I've ditched the secondary profile. My point being, that most apps will probably work but if they don't you always have the option of a secondary profile.

I agree with your general statement, but in theory since all ChatGPT does is regurgitate information back and a lot of chess is memorization of historical games and types, it might actually perform well. No, it can't think, but it can remember everything so at some point that might tip the results in it's favor.

Lol yeah I remember that happening on occasion with me too. I'm not saying the AI is perfect, but it's playable. I just treated Sheva like a distraction to enemies and somebody who can heal me when needed. But yes, it's still 2009 era AI, so playing with a person is a far better choice.

I never played Revelations 2 so can't comment on your question about the story. I will say that you should try to play RE5 if you can. Yeah, being Chris kind of sucks and I always chose Sheva if I had the chance to. But the game is really fun. Yeah, it's more action than horror but it's a super fun game and one of my favorites. Definitely better with a friend but the AI is good enough to help out and heal you when needed.