Free Software Foundation EuropeAug 7, 2023

📱 Rooting your device in the EU won't void its 2-year warranty!
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Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty - FSFE

As users we sometimes face the issue of rooting our devices. We may want to regain control of our device or we may want to keep using a device with an outd...

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Show threadHaelwenn /элвэн/ Aug 7, 2023
@fsfe Which is a pretty cool thing in terms of consumer rights, that said these days there's a new issue that popped up: Banking applications required for online-banking also requiring OS attestation / non-rooting.
(And it's bank dependent, so "works for me" → 🚮️)
Show threadMarekAug 7, 2023
@lanodan @fsfe I only use the online banking website on my smartphone because I generally only want FLOSS apps on my smartphone.
Show threadein kleines zAug 7, 2023
@mark22k @lanodan @fsfe
I use push TAN as authentification. I don't see another method just as safe and practical. Push TAN App only works on non-rooted phone, so if I rooted mine I'd be forced to use one of these super shitty TAN generator devices so I can do online banking at all.
Show threadMarekAug 7, 2023

@kleines_z @lanodan @fsfe One of the things I don't understand either: why don't banks use a standard like TOTP or HOTP?

I have one of these devices myself. As long as the Push TAN app doesn't appear in F-Droid, it won't come to my smartphone.

Show threadein kleines z
@mark22k @lanodan @fsfe
My bank doesn't offer that as far as I know.
Aug 7, 2023 at 4:50pmWeb