Don’t just legalise jailbreak (which was never illegal anyway 😂), but force device manufacturers to unlock root as soon as they end support for the device.
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kibiz0r@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Don’t use tariffs. Legalize jailbreaking and adversarial interop instead. Disregard American DRM.
Petter1@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
[deleted]486@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How about not letting Google have exclusive rights to the drivers for all the phone hardware?
What exactly do you mean by that? Google is one of the few companies that let you easily unlock their phones so you can do whatever you want with them.
Petter1@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Agree 100%
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Why not force them to unlock root from the start?
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Because people are stupid, will fuck up their device/s, and then complain to the manufacturer about how their device was ruined.
It’s an incredibly stupid argument, but it’s their argument nonetheless. Something something “for your safety/protection/security/etc”…i.e. “Trust us”.
I think root privileges should be available as well, but in a way that 1) only someone who knows what the fuck they’re doing can access, and 2) can be done entirely locally, without calling to a server controlled by the manufacturer.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Rooting a device shouldn’t be any more complicated than having a sticker saying “warranty void if removed”.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Absolutely anyone can follow a guide to root a phone, I am an idiot and I have done it. The manufacturer should not be liable for me using the phone in a manner not intended and then breaking it, but they should absolutely have to make it available to do. It should only require signing away liability in a tick box.
Petter1@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yes, of course, but I think, like I wrote it, it is more likely to happen in reality 😁 but of course, I would prefer from the start as well
Like just hide it in developer settings which as well are hidden. No noob should accidentally go there, but a malicious being may lead a noob there…
orcrist@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Then they will offer shit support to avoid doing so. Simpler and safer to just make unlocking legit from the start.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
You know jailbreaking isn’t illegal right? It’s the same is removing one of those void if removed stickers, you won’t get tech support anymore but who cares about Apple tech support?
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Those stickers have no legal weight anyway, at least in the United States. The manufacturer has to prove that you damaged the device, whether the sticker is there or not.
0xD@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
It’s not illegal but manufacturers are making it harder to impossible. That must be illegal.
ripcord@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Isn’t it sometimes? Like if involved breaking something encrypted, I thought it was. And possibly other cases as well. At least in the US thanks to the DMCA and others.
devedeset@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
There’s also patent invalidation on pharmaceuticals
Scrollone@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
And legalize privacy of US-created media content such as movies and TV series.
syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Yeah, let’s have a go with the ACI (anti-coercion instrument) and see if we can’t make their patents free game. Playing to Trump’s tune is unlikely to work out well
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The real money is in AWS, azure,GCP. No one cares about your iPad. Tariff the big 3 hosting providers and see how quickly shit hits the fan.
yggstyle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Would probably end the Internet faster than China can cut intercontinental cables. I’m here for it but the fallout would be positively insane.
balssh@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
From the ashes maybe a better internet will emerge then. The current one is very dogshit and only going worse.
yggstyle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Where do I sign up for newgrounds 2.0?
Lightor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There are plenty of providers, this is a little reactionary. I’ve worked with a local data center for hosting in every state I’ve lived in.
yggstyle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s not about the providers, it’s about the move. Companies will need to migrate their infrastructure to another platform which (let’s be honest) likely will not have the bandwidth / rack space / hardware to support the influx of users. Companies will self host? Okay sure: time to spin up internal clusters, train employees, provision additional bandwidth / connections. And naturally - this will all go off without a hitch. Like flipping a switch.
And we need to remember that many of these services rely on each other so one goes down: they take each other out.
orcrist@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Of course it would not.
j0ester@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Put a tariff on the companies that was pro-Trump, and who was at his inauguration.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bonus: It might make some companies move to non-US hosters, making their data way safer.
Scrollone@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
I’ve switched to Hetzner and I’m super happy. Fuck DigitalOcean and their ever increasing prices.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m at Hetzner für 10-15 years now.