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1. medhir+Lg1[view] [source] 2025-08-26 03:18:33
>>kotaKa+(OP)
Every day we stray farther from the premise that we should be allowed to install / modify software on the computers we own.

Will once again re-up the concept of a “right to root access”, to prevent big corps from pulling this bs over and over again: https://medhir.com/blog/right-to-root-access

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2. ozim+2Y1[view] [source] 2025-08-26 10:23:13
>>medhir+Lg1
Tell that to all those assholes that are making malware and scamming society on billions.

Most of users are not able to keep themselves safe in the internet - they want to install all kind of crap without thinking too much.

All of this is companies making it possible that average Joe could just click links, install any kind of crap and still be somewhat secure.

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3. fimdom+5Z1[view] [source] 2025-08-26 10:31:25
>>ozim+2Y1
You don't have to prevent root access. You just have to inform user of the risks, void warranties if you want but let users do whatever they want with the hardware that they own.
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4. scott_+sg2[view] [source] 2025-08-26 12:41:03
>>fimdom+5Z1
> You just have to inform user of the risks

Warnings aren't always enough, sometimes we have to lock people down and physically prevent them from harming themselves.

It's not always people being stupid. I recall reading an article by someone who got scammed who seemed generally quite knowledgeable about the type of scam he fell for. As he put it, he was tired, distracted, and caught at the right time.

Outside of that, a lot of the general public have a base assumption of "if the device lets me do it, it's not wrong," and just ignore the warnings. We get so many stupid pop-ups, seemingly silly warning signs (peanuts "may contain nuts") that it's easy to dismiss this as just one example of the nanny state gone mad.

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5. Y_Y+bH2[view] [source] 2025-08-26 14:52:13
>>scott_+sg2
> sometimes we have to lock people down and physically prevent them from harming themselves

Seriously ill people as an exceptional last resort though, right? Or just everyone?

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