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by Zak 1y ago
Correct. The parent can truly own the phone and allow the child restricted access. It's reasonable for this to be true in a technical sense even if the child owns the phone in a legal sense.
482.
by Zak 1y ago
Parents get to override their kids' ownership rights in other contexts, so it would reasonably be the same in this one.
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by Zak 1y ago
Depending on what your bank's app actually does, that might not be a big problem. If it is, there's a good chance LineageOS with root and Play Integrity Fix will work, at least it's been working for me for years.
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by Zak 1y ago
I think most people concerned with sovereignty over their own devices gave up on Apple long ago. This is the kind of conduct I expect from Apple and the reason I have no interest in using one of their devices. I think it's bad for them
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Google feedback form for Android developer verification requirements(docs.google.com)
76 points by Zak 1y ago|6 comments
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by Zak 1y ago
Google's plan to require developer verification for direct installation of Android apps would give Google and governments the ability to ban any app, and removes a key distinction between Android and iOS. This is the official feedback
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by Zak 1y ago
There is no logical inconsistency in disliking abusive scraping, remote attestation, malware, and CAPTCHAs at the same time. Of these, I merely dislike CAPTCHA while I make moral judgments about the other three. I see creating a mechanism
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by Zak 1y ago
> this is a clear win for the average user. In the short term, yes. In the long term, it means Google can ban any app it doesn't like, and it means governments can compel it to do so. Governments being able to ban software without
489.
by Zak 1y ago
When Microsoft first proposed a remote attestation scheme for PCs under the name Palladium, it was widely seen as a nightmare scenario. Even the mainstream press was critical[0]. There was barely a whimper when Google introduced Safetynet a
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by Zak 1y ago
There is, but creating the software was never the hard part.
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by Zak 1y ago
In legal jurisdictions where Apple is forced to allow it, yes. They have a similar scheme for requiring developers to register and are demanding per-install fees for popular apps, though I'm not sure that will survive regulatory scruti
492.
by Zak 1y ago
It is also common for people to install things on Windows without thinking critically. It is perhaps less common on Mac OS, but I've seen someone get malware that way. My position is that this is not the OS vendor's responsibility
493.
by Zak 1y ago
The core benefit of Android over iOS for me has always been that it's my device, not Google's. They've been chipping away at this over the years. Safetynet was the first offense, but if they start restricting app installati
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by Zak 1y ago
My Logitech G604 takes only one AA. I'm not sure the advantages over NiMH (lighter weight, higher capacity) are worth soldering in diodes especially when the efficiency loss would negate the capacity advantage.
495.
by Zak 1y ago
That is an AA battery. A web search suggests those shipped with Panasonic Eneeloops, which are probably the best-regarded NiMH AA for general use due to their shelf stability and long service life.
496.
by Zak 1y ago
> Nickel metal rechargeables are a good AA/AAA substitute for devices designed to tolerate their lower voltage. Any device that can't is arguably broken as designed. Much of the energy (the majority, in a higher current appli
497.
by Zak 1y ago
AA-size Li-ion is called "14500" for anyone needing to source these. I'd love a mouse (or various other gadgets for that matter) that uses one behind a tool-free battery door.
498.
by Zak 1y ago
> it intrigued me that you prefer replaceable AA batteries to built-in rechargeables I share this preference. Replacing a battery has a device back in a working state a couple orders of magnitude faster than onboard charging, and when bu
499.
by Zak 1y ago
I'm not imagining much compromise on the tablet side - at least not more than Microsoft's Surface keyboard connector. I'm thinking of thin tabs attached to the hinges slotting into the tablet body. It would still be pretty co
500.
by Zak 1y ago
> The newer magnetic keyboards are actually pretty good What I think I would really like is a detachable keyboard with laptop-style hinges (and maybe a secondary battery). There seem to be a few devices from about a decade ago with tha
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by Zak 1y ago
My recent revelation as a frequent flyer is that it's really nice to have a tablet. I had long shunned them as an awkward step between laptop and phone, but using laptops is forbidden during taxi,takeoff, and landing. Unlike the in-sea
502.
by Zak 1y ago
United forbids full-size carry-ons in basic economy; American and Delta do not. The inconsistency could be a big issue for people comparison shopping.
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by Zak 1y ago
> Trying to train them to use whatever app Google currently uses for video calls, and then retraining every time Google kills it off for another almost identical app This seems like an argument for picking something third-party, perhap
504.
by Zak 1y ago
This is obnoxious given PKPass is an open standard. Third party apps can use them without any requirement to be verified by some authority, but Apple just has to maintain some sort of control.
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by Zak 1y ago
Ensuring stoichiometry is kind of a big deal. When the engine is cold, the mixture needs to be rich or it won't start. Engines with carburetors use a choke for that - a valve that blocks some airflow so there's more vacuum, causin
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by Zak 1y ago
It's probably impossible to meet modern emissions, fuel economy, and safety standards without some computer control. I haven't seen an analysis of whether regulations preclude those controls being open source and giving the car ow
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by Zak 1y ago
> They also don't say which failure modes were fixed and what remained. The article links a document[0] which lists them. My reading of this is that it's not listing issues that were found in the P320, but issues that can oc
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by Zak 1y ago
Many modern handguns do not have a manually activated safety. The Sig M17/M18 does, but the safety only blocks the trigger from moving rearward far enough to fire. It may not block the trigger from moving enough to disengage an interna
509.
by Zak 1y ago
If you're referring to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act[0] passed in 2005, that's not true. It only bars lawsuits against gun manufacturers and dealers for criminal misuse of their products, not for hazardous defects.
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by Zak 1y ago
And the point of my critiques is that this particular study cannot reasonably model a real life social media system.

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