Comment by fsflover
4 years ago
> The only difference in this is who you trust.
Not really. There is a huge difference between trusting a single for-profit entity (who provides backdoor to iCloud in China) or huge number of independent people (each would like to get famous/rich for finding bugs).
Yes, because the "huge number of independent people" have never missed any serious bugs or backdoor, and they also verify every piece of equipment you use.
Nothing is ever perfectly secure. It's a question of whom you should trust for a lesser damage.
Apple spends a hell of a lot more time and money verifying that my iPhone is secure than say… the developers of any number of the mobile Linux ports.
Plus the hardware is nice and actually works.
I agree with what you say in principle but here I am using an iPhone to type this while it’s been nearly 2 years since I ordered my Librem 5.
Making decent mobile devices that are more secure than an iPhone is not an easy thing.
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Yes - and for most people trusting Apple is still a better option, because the ‘community’ option is literally just wishful thinking at this point.
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