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Certain options should be hardware disable-able and this is one of them.
by rgrieselhuber 9y ago
Certain options should be hardware disable-able and this is one of them.
- falcolas 9y agoWhile I don't disagree with you on any level, why would a hardware manufacturer ever do that? Their customer is the companies selling us phones, and most of those companies want the ability to collect data on their users to use internally or sell for profit. Shareholder profit > all, remember? /s
- jackhack 9y agoThis is an important distinction and deserves repeating: The employees a of company (from executive level, down) work for the Board of Directors, who are a proxy for the shareholders. The employees do not work for the customer. If there is conflict between what a customer wants and what the Board wants, the Board wins.
- bgun 9y agoIt's not even about shareholders - a manufacturer that tried this would cease to exist. Why would an OEM pay for features they don't need or want?
- izacus 9y agoHow would that work? The "location" was the cell tower ID without which you can't be connected to the cell network.
- CaptSpify 9y agoIf I move the hardware switch into the off position, I expect that the cellular connection won't work. I feel like I'm misunderstanding your question.