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AFAIK, anything phones can do on a hardware level can be done on more open platforms. What could unlocking phones enable evil people to do? What's one of these

by jolmg 5y ago

AFAIK, anything phones can do on a hardware level can be done on more open platforms. What could unlocking phones enable evil people to do? What's one of these valid points of the other side?

TylerE 5y ago
Phones are ubiquitous. A phone sitting on a desk is invisible, in a way a random enclosure with a fire wires sticking out of it isn’t.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  On the other hand, a Pi/ESP32/whatever shoved into a plastic case instantly becomes almost as inconspicuous once again.
  - tehbeard 5y ago
    A WiFi pineapple in a backpack is pretty innocuous
  - beerandt 5y ago
    Or run it on an actual wifi router or usb stick in plain sight.
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sunshineforever 5y ago
Im imagining kids watching "turn youe phone into a jammer prank your friends" videos... I still support full freedom though. The problem can be handled via prosecution of offenders.