@mirabilos @evacide this article suggests 18 is ok - https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/update-ios-protect-data-patch-coruna-darksword-exploits“Devices with the latest, updated versions of iOS 15 through iOS 26 are already protected.”

@Orca @evacide @d3adpaul The post seemed more general than that. Remember that to Trump, anyone who takes to the streets to protest much less take direct action is considered a combatant. We know that from the Prarieland case.EVERYONE who has data in their phone that would bring police attention to another person is obligated to protect that data or to wipe it.

@evacide Patel is a scourge on the civil liberties of Americans. He serves an autocrat. The only positive news of his appointment is that he is dumb. .

@evacide@hachyderm.io Exactly. There’s an odd assumption that simply offshoring services increases privacy or anonymity when the reality is that it may leave one more exposed to the global panopticon. Certainly, I think there are other questions here about how Proton’s operational policies are not optimized to protect anonymity; yet, I feel it’s important to understand that maintaining security and privacy goes far beyond simply choosing a ‘secure provider’, but requires ongoing diligence to mitigate your operational and legal risks.

@evacide We're not going to get any traction on this for real until we can trigger people's visceral "there's a predator nearby" response to these devices and machinations.Our instincts are good for this stuff, they just don't recognize this latest generation of dangerous predators.