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Where does it end? Or at least go next? The death of the general purpose computer [1], that's where. Signed bootloaders show up as opt-in, luring you with sa
by wyldfire 9y ago
Where does it end? Or at least go next? The death of the general purpose computer [1], that's where. Signed bootloaders show up as opt-in, luring you with safety. Soon enough, they'll be mandated by legislation. Next ISPs will be required to execute authentication protocols against all devices -- no more anonymity.
[1] https://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html https://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/civilwar.html
- oakwhiz 9y agoCellular providers are already feature-gating users based on whether their crapware is installed on user devices or not. Certain providers are also basing it off of whether or not you bought the phone from them, via the IMEI number. Updates to devices are often different based on the phone's "affiliation." They can easily corral people into using specific firmwares.
- posterboy 9y agoAnd they can load their code into the baseband processor without any interaction from the user.
- John_KZ 9y agoGreat article but it went on for too long without providing any additional information.