• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 years ago

      I think they’d love to outlaw general purpose computing. We can already see a preview of what that looks like with how mobile devices work. You don’t have root privileges on the device, and it’s explicitly locked from you. You are only allowed to install software from the official sources, and this software can be wiped remotely from your device if its deemed inappropriate. This is the future of computing that’s being envisioned. The computer just becomes another appliance as opposed to a general purpose computing machine that you yourself can program.

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          2 years ago

          The part I’m worried about is how long it’s going to be possible to buy hardware that’s not locked down. It’s almost impossible to buy a phone that doesn’t need to be hacked to get root nowadays.

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            2 years ago

            @yogthos I think we will always have that option. Probably you will only not be able to go for the high end devices while seeking full access to your own device, your own property.

            PS: No wonder why Linux phones are getting a lot of momentum lately.

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          Microsoft is going the way of “controlled computing” by requiring things like TPM and Secure Boot. Once the hardware and OS (Win 11) are used by enough people they can start blocking access to certain features and even online content for any device which doesn’t have Microsoft approved hardware and OS. They tried this way back twenty years ago and the community pushed back enough that they dropped the idea, but now it’s back and stronger than ever.

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            2 years ago

            @knfrmity But Linux is also adding support for these. And this is the security norm these days. Even on Android you have verified boot and support for hardware encryption devices in Pixel models. In both examples you can alter and install your preferred third party OS.