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Richard Stallman (rms) is Wrong When He Claims Every Cellphone has a Back Door

May 13, 2026

Richard Stallman of the GNU project is famous for his absolutist stand on software freedom. But he also takes a maximalist stance on privacy, resisting any attempt to gather his personal information, including his refusal to own a cellphone. He's very hypocritical on this point, but he's also strayed into wild-eyed conspiracy theories on his reasons for this position.

Richard Stallman (rms) is Wrong When He Claims Every Cellphone has a Back Door

You Need Biometric Protection For Your Apps

raindog308

Feb 03, 2026

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If your iPhone is stolen and the thief has observed your passcode, your digital life could be turned upside down. However, you can protect yourself with recent mobile OS biometric options.

You Need Biometric Protection For Your Apps

India Throws Its Weight Around and Makes Increasingly Crazy Demands of Big Tech

raindog308

Dec 10, 2025

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If you follow tech news, it seems like every day now, the government of India is teasing crazy new regulatory schemes aimed at Big Tech.

India Throws Its Weight Around and Makes Increasingly Crazy Demands of Big Tech

We Need To Stop Supporting THIS As Consumers… (My One Apple Complaint)

News Team

Aug 13, 2024

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Everyone has their own preferences, but personally? I'm a big Apple guy. I think they have the world's best UX/UI, and generally produce quality products. Of course the given complaint is they're expe...

We Need To Stop Supporting THIS As Consumers… (My One Apple Complaint)

Apple Relents on New Surveillance Measures

raindog308

Sep 03, 2021

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Apple announced today that it is delaying rollout of its controversial new surveillance technology that sought to identify child pornography. They've updated their previous press release with this dis...

Apple Relents on New Surveillance Measures

Apple Installs Mandatory Software on Every Apple Device That Allows Engineers to See Your Photos, Approve Your Searches

raindog308

Aug 14, 2021

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Apple announced today that will begin scanning every photo, iMessage, and search you perform on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in order to verify that Apple approves of the content you are viewing. Under...