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		microcolonel on June 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IME... Well, you could start by not installing software that you know exfiltrates these data, like Microsoft Windows, or Adobe Flash...

solarkraft on June 15, 2019 [–]

Even in free software, do you audit everything you install? Information security is only as strong as the weakest link.

microcolonel on June 16, 2019 | [–]

Why not start with software which isn't known to deliberately disseminate information about your computer. Sure, if you move the goalposts all day, you'll never score.

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