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Take an iPhone or a Switch. Then disable Secure Boot on it. Good fucking luck. The reason why Apple or Nintendo go out of their way to make this impossible isn
by ACCount36 1y ago
Take an iPhone or a Switch. Then disable Secure Boot on it. Good fucking luck.
The reason why Apple or Nintendo go out of their way to make this impossible isn't user security. It's the "security" of their 30% App Store cut.
Out in the wild, Secure Boot exists to "secure" vendor revenue streams - and PCs are the only devices where it's even possible for the user to disable it. Most of the time.
What's happening in smartphone space is enough of a reason to treat Secure Boot on PC like an ongoing attack. The only reason why there are still legitimate ways to disable or adjust it is that most PC manufacturers don't have their own app store.
- tempnew 1y agoFreedom vs safety should be contextual. I’m not free if I don’t have choices and secure boot is a choice. Having it improves both my freedom and security somewhat. I want both unlocked and locked hardware, for different purposes.
- ACCount36 1y agoSecure Boot is almost never a choice. It's just something a hardware vendor hits you with, whether you like it or not.
- tempnew 1y agoIt’s a choice I make all the time. I disabled it on one of my computers just last night. I’ll probably turn it back on today. It’s easy to toggle.
- ACCount36 1y agoNow do that on your smartphone. And then on your smart watch. And then on your gaming console. Secure Boot being "a choice" on PC is an exception, not the norm. On just about every other device, the vendor is going to take a boot, shove it up your ass, and say "it's there to make your ass more secure" if you complain.
- Y_Y 1y agoSecure Ass-Boot is revolutionizing device security.
- flexagoon 1y ago> It's the "security" of their 30% App Store cut. > most PC manufacturers don't have their own app store. I feel like you misunderstand what Secure Boot does. It has absolutely nothing to do with userspace apps or app sideloading. It's true that you can't easily sideload apps on Apple devices - but that has absolutely nothing to do with Secure Boot, neither do userspace apps have anything to do with it on any other device.
- kortilla 1y agoSecure boot is what stops you from putting an OS on there that doesn’t have those restrictions