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

> In this context this would mean having the ability and documentation to build or install alternative operating systems on this hardware

It doesn't work. Everything from banks to Netflix and others are slowly edging out anything where they can't fully verify the chain of control to an entity they can have a legal or contractual relationship with. To be clear, this is fundamental, not incidental. You can't run your own operating system because it's not in Netflix's financial interest for you to do so. Or your banks, or your government. They all benefit from you not having control, so you can't.

This is why it's so important to defend the real principles here not just the technical artefacts of them. Netflix shouldn't be able to insist on a particular type of DRM for me to receive their service. Governments shouldn't be able to prevent me from end to end encrypting things. I should be able to opt into all this if I want more security, but it can't be mandatory. However all of these things are not technical, they are principles and rights that we have to argue for.

So you want the “freedom” of being able to run the hardware you want. But you don’t think Netflix should have the “freedom” to decide where there software should run?

You don’t have the right to other people’s content - especially for rental content in the case of Netflix.

Even if you don’t agree with that, do you really think that Google should allow Google Wallet run on hardware where they can’t verify the security? No one in the payment chain would trust Android devices. Credit card terminals and every one else has to fall under compliance regulations.

The banks are liable for fraud. Are you okay to say if use unverified hardware to use banking services they aren’t liable for any losses?