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dmantisyesterday at 6:45 AM1 replyview on HN

> You just have to use a secure device.

No, you have to use government backdoored device. I.e. the most secure android rom (at least the only rom we know is not penetrable by state-sponsored celebrite based malware) is not covered by google's play protect, while bunch of outdated CVEd phones are.

Same will go with many hardened Linux machines, QubesOS, Whonix stations, you name it. I'd argue they are far more secure than any average windows/macos installation.

Hardware attestation has nothing to do with security, it's censorship.


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hollerithyesterday at 8:55 PM

>QubesOS, Whonix stations, you name it. I'd argue they are far more secure than any average windows/macos installation.

OK, then let's see you argue it.

Most of the people who claim Linux is more secure have simplistic one-sentence arguments (e.g., "Linux is open-source, and many eyeballs make bugs shallow including bugs that are security holes") whereas those who say that MacOS and ChromeOS are more secure go into great technical detail as to why they think that.