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I don't know about the latest versions, but I don't recall any shenanigans from ChromeOS in developer mode, as of about 3 years ago. I'm sure if my impressions
by pmiller2 6y ago
I don't know about the latest versions, but I don't recall any shenanigans from ChromeOS in developer mode, as of about 3 years ago. I'm sure if my impressions from 1000+ days ago aren't still valid, someone will be along to correct me being Wrong On The Internet(tm). :-)
- jiggawatts 6y agoThat's hilarious in a sad way: "Here at Google, we don't spy on ourselves! No siree Bob, that just would not do!"
- quesera 6y agoChromeOS Developer Mode is an option for all customers. It's not described in Google's marketing materials, and it compromises the trusted boot model of course -- but it's just a magic (but well-documented) keypress and a confirmation screen away, for all privately-owned devices. However, recent Chromebook models make Developer Mode less useful for most customers. Google is no longer shipping alternative boot ROM payloads, and there are firmware bugs which do not affect ChromeOS, but do affect other Linux distros.