Who is surprised?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    16 days ago

    If you cant uninstall the software, it isnt your computer. If you tell it to do something and it says no, it is not your computer.

    I dont understand why people tolerate anything else. Its maddening.

      • lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de
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        16 days ago

        Linux in general and Arch in particular are kinda laissez-faire in that they’ll allow you to shoot yourself in the foot. Some distros may put barriers in your way, others practically hand you the gun, but at the end of the day, the gun is freely available and it’s your own foot that you’re shooting.

    • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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      16 days ago

      Because they make it easy and do a few cool things.

      “Do you want a mic in your home that can record everything you say and do and send that data off to wherever the company chooses?”

      “No of course not.”

      “What about of it will also turn your lights on and off and play despacito on demand?”

      “You son of a bitch, sign me up”.

    • AWittyUsername@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      I agree but technology hasn’t really been “ours” for a long time. Rooting, jailbreaking, and open source is the only way to take back a modicum of control.

    • Not a replicant@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Do you tolerate the TPM/fTPM in your computer? Can you deactivate it? Can you query it? Can you tell it to do something?