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

We need both options to coexist:

1. Open, hackable hardware for those who want full control and for driving innovation

2. Locked-down, managed devices for vulnerable users who benefit from protection

This concept of "I should run any code on hardware I own" is completely wrong as a universal principle. Yes, we absolutely should be able to run any code we want on open hardware we own - that option must exist. But we should not expect manufacturers of phones and tablets to allow anyone to run any code on every device, since this will cause harm to many users.

There should be more open and hackable products available in the market. The DIY mindset at the junction of hardware and software is crucial for tech innovation - we wouldn't be where we are today without it. However, I also want regulations and restrictions on the phones I buy for my kids and grandparents. They need protection from themselves and from bad actors.

The market should serve both groups: those who want to tinker and innovate, and those who need a safe, managed experience. The problem isn't that locked-down devices exist - it's that we don't have enough truly open alternatives for those who want them.

Incorrect.

Choice 2. Empowered user. The end user is free to CHOOSE to delegate the hardware's approved signing solutions to a third party. Possibly even a third party that is already included in the base firmware such as Microsoft, Apple, OEM, 'Open Source' (sub menu: List of several reputable distros and a choice which might have a big scary message and involved confirmation process to trust the inserted boot media or the URL the user typed in...)

There should also be a reset option, which might involve a jumper or physical key (E.G. clear CMOS) that factory resets any TPM / persistent storage. Yes it'd nuke everything in the enclave but it would release the hardware.

Incorrect. For us as tech people this is an option. My older family members will definitely install malware and send all their data to China.

Please don’t let me go back to the early days of the internet where my mother had 50 toolbars and malware installed

> Please don’t let me go back to the early days of the internet where my mother had 50 toolbars and malware installed

I removed hundreds of toolbars from my mother/grandmother/anyone computer.

I still prefer that to techno-fascism where it's ok for companies to brick my hardware remotely, to lock me out of all my hardware because I have a picture of my kid in a bath, to read all my messages for whatever reason, to extract value from my personal files, pictures, musical tastes, to not allow me to install an app I bought because it have been removed from the store, to not allow me to install an app my friend created, to not allow me to create an app and sell it myself, to not allow me to not do the action ever but just "Later this week", and so on and so on.

This toolbar thing is a wrong excuse. And it was 90% because Windows was shitty.

Most mothers would have easily downloaded and installed crapware embedded with whatever they downloaded, but most mothers aren't doing to go to "Settings > About > Tap 10 times on OS version > Bootloader > Disable Bootloader protection > "Are you sure because your phone will become insecure ?" > Yes > Fucking yes.

And if they still do it to purposefully install malware, I'm sorry to say they are just stupid and I cannot care less about the toolbars.