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Frieren ◴[] No.43748615[source]
It should be forbidden for all device manufacturers to make apps, tracking, registering, etc. mandatory.

Every TV, phone, camera, tablet, fridge, ... is becoming a spying device like in the worst scifi dystopias. And as soon as the company stops supporting them they become trash to pollute the planet so they can sell you the next one.

Regulations should have come a decade a go. We own nothing, we have no privacy, we are sold products 24/7. I will vote for a goverment that protects me of this total corporate surveillance. It is their duty towards citizens to do so.

And it will happen, like feudalism died this techno-feudalism will die too.

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rvba ◴[] No.43749184[source]
Also changing software and licences.

I bought an android phone that worked and soon it will reset every 3 days, so Im unreachable unless I enter the PIN. What kills the idea of having a secondary phone just in case.

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stavros ◴[] No.43749534[source]
Or you can just disable the feature. Let's not brand every security feature as evil, please, it's disingenuous.
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1. Zambyte ◴[] No.43750337[source]
It was not clear from a recently posted article on the matter that this would be a setting, but from the change log it does appear that it can be switched off.

> Enables a future optional security feature, which will automatically restart your device if locked for 3 consecutive days.

https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/1434... (archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20250421103659/https://support.g...)