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drnick1today at 2:49 PM1 replyview on HN

Stop repeating this nonsense, AOSP isn't any more "private" than Linux. AOSP is only more "secure" because, on some devices like Pixels, it exploits hardware features typically not found on general purpose computers. By default, Android also limits user control and takes root away. That may be a sensible design for an appliance, but it isn't something we should want on desktops.


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Gander5739today at 3:40 PM

> AOSP is only more "secure" because, on some devices like Pixels, it exploits hardware features typically not found on general purpose computers.

You don't think, say, isolating apps has anything to do with it?

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