HUAWEI's new Harmony OS Next is a very different OS to Android, but can it really become a major competitor?
      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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        22 days ago

        for normal users they get a improvement in security!

        Microkernels by having a reduced risk surface provider better security, less vulnerabilities, and more compartmentalization. Programs simply have less privileges

        Harmony OS is closed source, and run by a company in a country that has done some… flexible things with data security… but at least with a microkernel its less likely third parties will violate your security, only second parties here!

        • user_naa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          21 days ago

          Most malware doesn’t target the kernel directly, so I don’t think it will change anything, especially if Linux used with seccomp like in Android. For people who really cares about privacy proprietary OS with preinstalled spyware already is a nightmare.