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Shipping 100 hardware units in under eight weeks

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144 points M_farhan_h | 1 comments | 18 Sep 25 20:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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aftbit ◴[19 Sep 25 20:09 UTC] No.45305940[source]▶
The fact that you need to install a hardware device to fake tap inputs is really sad. It should just be possible to install an app on your phone and check a box that says "let this app pretend to be me in a way that is indistinguishable for all other apps". Of course, users must be protected from malware, and app publishers must be protected from users who want to interact with their apps in an automated way. Somehow that all overrides the underlying truth that users should be in control of their own systems, and leads to hacks like this to bypass it.
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1. soared ◴[19 Sep 25 22:45 UTC] No.45307652[source]▶
Id prefer the world we have currently - apple is generally good at security for most people who never even want to think about. IMO it’s like seatbelts, maybe mildly annoying but bet a huge positive. If we sold cars without seatbelts, people would definitely buy them without realizing the costs.