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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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2071 points K0nserv | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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fastball ◴[01 Sep 25 01:29 UTC] No.45088616[source]▶
Much harder to make a secure device that is resistant to getting pwn'd if you can run any code you want. I personally prefer my iPhone to be more secure than to be more open.

Buy a more open phone if you want one, but stop trying to use legal means to force the software on my phone to be worse for my use-case just because you want to have your cake and eat it too.

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gdulli ◴[01 Sep 25 02:08 UTC] No.45088800[source]▶
Once you decide to trade your liberty for security, it becomes the norm and then no one has liberty.
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1. SlowTao ◴[01 Sep 25 02:30 UTC] No.45088898[source]▶
Completely agree. This is a general issue with technology in general, if someone uses a new technology to their advantage and at your disadvantage, you are essentially forced to adopt said technology just to keep up. In that sense a lot of technological change isn't voluntary. This also explains why a lot of open source/proprietary software is always chasing each other to keep up.