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Website About Privacy Focused OS For Everyone (alternativeto.net)
submitted 1 month ago by sentientity@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Found a great site with info about privacy focused OSes written for non-technical readers. It lists basic things to know about several different mobile os options, and there are also pages that list what open source and privacy focused apps from F droid (the alternative to play store) are good to use.

There is also, wonderfully, a page that specifically lists user friendly and nice looking ones. This site is a goldmine. Had to post as I was looking for this exact thing yesterday and I know I am not the only person on lemmy looking for alternatives.

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[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The fact that Bromite is recommended tells me one very important thing - the author hasn't updated the site since December of 2022. I didn't go through all the pages so there could be other outdated apps in the list. Check when the last update happened before using any app.

[–] sentientity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's the potential consequence of using an out of date app?

[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

New security exploits are discovered daily. A browser without updates can't protect your device from a malicious site. As for Bromite, just use the fork called Cromite which is updated.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I use the website you linked occasionally, but recommending something from 2022 is hazardous when it's a browser. Over 1 year of security issues, unpatched?

AlternativeTo needs to obliterate recommendations for insecure products if they go inactive. Some things can be fine if discontinued, but others cannot.