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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: 0.2s | source
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betaby ◴[01 Sep 25 01:02 UTC] No.45088473[source]▶
EU is dropping the ball here. Instead of mandating open hardware they trying to force companies to comply with random stuff, mostly censorship and spying. In theory EU can mandate open bootloaders like EU mandates USB-C charging, but they won't. Open hardware is the enemy of the EU, since that means everyone would be able to bypass the chatcontrol of the day.
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hoppp ◴[01 Sep 25 01:35 UTC] No.45088644[source]▶
Eu has the Digital Markets Act and what google is doing is illegal in Eu. Gatekeepers must allow people to side-load software by regulation.

Makes me think that google did this now since trump has been criticizing the DMA, so now they feel empowered by their leader to break the law

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SchemaLoad ◴[01 Sep 25 02:39 UTC] No.45088941[source]▶
Google does still let you sideload though. The publisher has to submit ID but other than that, there are no restrictions.
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1. kuschku ◴[01 Sep 25 04:21 UTC] No.45089417[source]▶
Google has to approve the publisher (so Google can ban any developer, also no more apps from countries the US sanctions, e.g. Iran or Venezuela) and only one person can publish the same namespace (so no more fdroid).