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1. jeffpa+D5[view] [source] 2025-09-16 01:32:45
>>wicket+(OP)
My Android phone prevents me from taking screenshots if an app author doesn't want me to.

My Android phone prevents me from recording phone calls at the request of my carrier, even though it's totally legal for me to do so in my jurisdiction.

I'm not loving where this is all going.

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2. ulrikr+Im[view] [source] 2025-09-16 04:34:54
>>jeffpa+D5
My government (Denmark) refusing to let me use their digital identity app because I don't want to accept Google's or Apple's TOS, and Google helping them enforce that via remote attestation services.

Luckily there are alternatives in the form of code displays and NFC chips. However, next year I won't be able to watch porn unless I verify my age using a smartphone, no alternatives are planned. Or rather, I have the "free choice" to choose between a privacy preserving ZKP solution operating in the kingdom of Google or uploading my face to a porn site.

Dark times.

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3. azalem+xD[view] [source] 2025-09-16 07:24:30
>>ulrikr+Im
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who hates MitID. I really don't think that any software that has so much trust in the user has a good security model. What are they protecting against exactly? If someone else wanted to impersonate you with your consent you could just tell them your login credentials!
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