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This is the absolute reality with closed source proprietary software: the user has no say nor ownership in the product; they are in effect granted a revocable l
by oil25 7y ago
This is the absolute reality with closed source proprietary software: the user has no say nor ownership in the product; they are in effect granted a revocable license to use a set of features for some indeterminate period of time. The owners of the software licenses may modify, without the user's consent, or even knowledge, the software for any reason and any purpose. On modern closed source operating systems with automatic updates, it's often even impossible to revert to a prior version. I'm not against this type of software, it has its place and purpose, but why trust it for something as critical as personal identity management and authentication? Especially when there are so many free (as in freedom, not price) and open source alternatives on the market?
- gowld 7y agoYou are describing closed source proprietary services. If you buy software for your local device(s), the license is generally not revokable. Which OS requires automatic updates?
- majewsky 7y agoNot an iOS user, but AFAIK you cannot keep iOS from updating an app. So if the developer pushes an update that nerfs the app, you're screwed.
- iwasakabukiman 7y agoYou can turn off automatic updates, but then you have to update all apps manually. You can't just turn it off for a single app.