Some apps will rely on Google services to determine whether they are running on a “secure” device (ie determined by Google). This is refered to as hardware attestation. But there is a Google version of it and a generic version of it (which is implemented in GrapheneOS). If the bank relies on the Google version, it will fail on GrapheneOS, despite actually having hardware attestation.

You can read more about it here : https://grapheneos.org/articles/attestation-compatibility-guide

I know, but OP says they want to use onboard apps and don’t want to use two remotes.

Would you connect it to the internet with all its consequences to be able to use one remote instead of two?

Made a sizable donation. I encourage you all to help them manage this situation, defend themselves and keep up their good work.

That’s already my SSID, please don’t use it too

Microsoft has an additional requirement where “_optout” has to be somewhere in the SSID (not necessarily at the end). This was detailed in a now deleted support post.

Who is this request for feedback open to?

This is a good precision to be aware of.

It is still an important function because in some places law enforcement may be legally authorized to compel a user to unlock their phone using biometrics, but of course if you disable biometrics, there are less options to force you to enter your passphrase/password etc.

Public money, public infra and public funding? :)

If they have an issue with copyright infringement, they should discuss with OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and more.

Google can’t control the device if you’re not running Google. GrapheneOS will still work like before, allowing you to run the apps you want. But the jury is still out on how long… I hope we can have a long term GrapheneOS solution regarding hardware.

Asahi does not even work on Me and M4 macs from what I understand :(

I was indeed setting up nvidia and cuda for ML around 2018 and it was not as straight forward or easy as it is today. It was quite annoying and error prone, at least for me who was setting it up on my own for the first time.

I think this is an issue where you are talking about people coming from windows trying to do windows things on linux like run windows software. Of course you can in some cases run windows software on Linux but it is not a fair comparison to blame Linux for not being able to run windows software. Linux has it’s own suite of software and that is often better suited.

I didn’t say Linux just works. I’m just fighting back against the preconceived idea that it’s just a total mess and windows isn’t. I have myself ran into issues with linux. But also, I’ve run into many issues with windows too.

The difference is that when people encounter issues with windows, it’s like well too bad, need to find someone who can fix it. But when they encounter an issue with Linux, it’s like linux sucks, let me get back to Windows as if it didn’t suck at least as much.

I don’t buy the argument that windows just works or that it’s somehow better or more stable. The reality is we all have grown to learn about computers specifically using windows and it’s been a steep learning curve. We have gotten familiar with its specificities and its sporadic misbehavior and accepted that as the norm. And people prefer what they are used to even if it’s suboptimal because they would rather not learn something else from scratch, even if in the long run it could be better.

Put any person who has zero computer experience in front of a windows computer or Linux computer and I doubt they would say the windows computer just works and the Linux one doesn’t.

The best insight I remember reading about questions as MFA, is to consider the answer as a password. If you use a password manager, don’t feel forced to use actually true answers. The answer doesn’t have to be true, you just need to know it. Use a password manager and invent answers which you store. This is so much more secure than relying on the truth.

Edit: others mention the same thing.

Don’t give them ideas!

Running on prem is certainly possible, but requires a dedicated sysadmin team for anything serious. It is very important to be able to have availability guarantees and some expert you can count on to solve your problem with a phone call.

Related: Uber recognized how battery levels affect customer psychology in pricing but claims it doesn’t use it to hike prices for low battery devices:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/uber-phone-surge-pricing/