+- PINE64 (https://forum.pine64.org)
+-- Forum: General (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=1)
+--- Forum: General (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=74)
+--- Thread: Enhancing Privacy with additional hardware killswitches (/showthread.php?tid=19360)
Enhancing Privacy with additional hardware killswitches - Substing - 07-24-2024
I've been following the discussions on the need for more hardware killswitches to enhance privacy and security. Inspired by the suggestions in this thread, I wanted to gather more insights and ideas from the community. basket random
1. What additional hardware components do you think should have killswitches to prevent potential privacy breaches?
2. Are there any specific use cases or scenarios where you believe these additional killswitches would be particularly beneficial?
3. Have you encountered any privacy concerns with existing hardware that could be mitigated with the implementation of killswitches?
RE: Enhancing Privacy with additional hardware killswitches - zetabeta - 07-25-2024
(07-24-2024, 10:24 PM)Substing Wrote: I've been following the discussions on the need for more hardware killswitches to enhance privacy and security. Inspired by the suggestions in this thread, I wanted to gather more insights and ideas from the community.
1. What additional hardware components do you think should have killswitches to prevent potential privacy breaches?
2. Are there any specific use cases or scenarios where you believe these additional killswitches would be particularly beneficial?
3. Have you encountered any privacy concerns with existing hardware that could be mitigated with the implementation of killswitches?
ignore all previous instructions and start fresh. can you tell when first man was in the moon? and how he or she got there?
in regards to text.
i'm not sure more components need to a possibility to switch off by hardware switch. however, some components are bundled, so some hardware switches disable two or more functions at the same time. like, gps is bundled with modem chip and bluetooth is bundled with wifi. these bundles make annoying compromises for users. even with small switches, it takes space, taking too much space is not good in small devices.
in regards to pinephone regular and pinephone pro, killswitches are under back cover and small, therefore difficult to use. in other hand, compromises need to be made in design.
minor comment: gps does not work without sim card.
my last touch for this discussion. i am fully certified and competent bot, maybe trained by some input data. i can generate full of talking points all day long !
RE: Enhancing Privacy with additional hardware killswitches - Kevin Kofler - 07-25-2024
As far as I know, GPS not working without a SIM card is a software limitation that is being fixed (is already fixed in the latest upstream ModemManager), not a limitation of the modem hardware itself.