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1. pjmlp+vb[view] [source] 2022-07-26 05:48:33
>>gjsman+(OP)
Regardless of all the FUD against Pluton, it has a great feature, it is yet another CPU with hardware memory tagging, as the last resort against C flaws and derived languages.
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2. selfho+pe[view] [source] 2022-07-26 06:13:06
>>pjmlp+vb
FUD is no longer FUD when it becomes a realistic danger.

Given that remote attestation already had deleterious effects for user freedoms on smartphones and tablets (meaning, choose between banking apps and any deviation from the factory ROM), Pluton should be seen as a danger.

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3. pjmlp+Si[view] [source] 2022-07-26 06:53:46
>>selfho+pe
Smartphones and tablets are electronic gadgets.

If you want a general purpose computer get a laptop.

Most likely one sold by Linux OEMs, like Tuxedo and System76.

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4. fsflov+Tp[view] [source] 2022-07-26 08:09:43
>>pjmlp+Si
Librem 5 and Pinephone smartphones are general-purpose computers.
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