Comment on EU considers tariffs on digital services Big Tech

• The_Caretaker@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  • 486@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • The_Caretaker@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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      • 486@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        No, unlock as in: You can install whatever operating system you want. No need for “jailbreaking” on Google phones. They officially support unlocking the bootloader (and re-locking it later as well!). There are many things not to like about Google, but how they handle their phones when it comes to openness is certainly not one of them. Pretty much all other phone vendors are much worse than that (except for maybe a few small ones like Fairphone).

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  • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Agree 100%

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• raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Why not force them to unlock root from the start?

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  • lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Rooting a device shouldn’t be any more complicated than having a sticker saying “warranty void if removed”.

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      • lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I don’t disagree, however, there needs to be some form of security so the average Joe (or their kid) doesn’t accidentally press the wrong button and rm -rf the entire device (exaggerating of course, but you get the idea).

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    • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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      • lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Exactly, and this also ties into my first point that the people who know, know what to look for.

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  • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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…

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