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by ajdhsjakafjt 2743 days ago
No worries, it's part of the whole story. I don't particularly see the point of kill switches when you trust the software.

I acknowledge the efforts in hardware integration they do. I'd love to see the Linux desktop being upgraded to Android's standards.
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azdle 2743 days ago
> I don't particularly see the point of kill switches when you trust the software.

In my view it's two things: 1. It's defense in depth. No one person will ever be able to review every single line of code running their device, but anyone can crack open the case (and/or check the open schematics) and verify that flicking the switch kills the microphone. And 2. The baseband still has proprietary code running it that you can't verify so the only reasonable thing you can do to it is power it down.

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TACIXAT 2743 days ago
I'm excited for kill switches, mostly the baseband one. Cell providers sell real time location data. I will be happy knowing that my phone is doing no communication when I want it to.
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