This is great reporting.

In particular, it's shocking that a key pillar of Apple's brand--its commitment to security & its competence at such--was so blithely undermined by Apple's regional policy team, apparently in service of appeasing an angry Modi gov.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/india-apple-iphone-hacking/

India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications

Apple’s warnings to users that it had detected possible efforts to install spyware on iPhones triggered an angry reaction from Indian officials.

The Washington Post
@Mer__edith I guess this is the problem with using devices and comms infrastructure made by global behemoths who can't afford to offend even the worst fascists and dictators if it means losing market share.
I want to use no device or service that would do what Modi or Xi Jinping or KSA demands of them. Unfortunately, if you want a phone, you effectively have to choose Apple or Google.

@jab01701mid @Mer__edith
I use a #Librem5 #Linux #phone.

Yes, there are some rough edges. But it gives me #freedom and #privacy.

I run @signalapp #desktop on it, also with some rough edges.

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

#linuxphones #linuxmobile

Purism - – Librem 5

Introducing the – Librem 5 by Purism

@janvlug #Purism is a company that systematically rips off their customers, and here "rough around the edges" means you're likely to never even receive the barely functioning product while Purism keeps your money and that if you do, you get a buggy piece of shit #Librem5 with specs that would've been comparable to a 2013 smartphone for an obscene price point. That's not to mention that an #Android phone running #GrapheneOS would likely be more secure for a number of reasons while the kill switches are more or less a gimmick that should be far, far down on most people's list of security concerns. Purism is a scam.

@KQVTownTheme I totally disagree with you. I was a very early #crowdfunder. It took a long time until I received my #Librem5. But I received it. It gets very regular updates, and @purism developers contributed a lot the the #MobileLinux eco system.

Many #surveillancecapitalism companies rip off the data of their customers and make them to the raw resource to capitalize on.

I use my Librem 5 as a daily driver. It integrates great with #Nextcloud.