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Epic celebrates "the end of the Apple Tax" after court win in iOS payments case

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codedokode ◴[12 Dec 25 17:38 UTC] No.46246465[source]▶
In my opinion, every manufacturer of a programmable device should not be allowed to prevent the buyer from reprogramming it.
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rstuart4133 ◴[13 Dec 25 03:50 UTC] No.46251819[source]▶
I would not buy a FIDO2 token if it allowed anybody to reprogram it, including me. If you managed to make selling me such a device illegal, then may a pox descend on your house.
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wpm ◴[13 Dec 25 05:01 UTC] No.46252137[source]▶
If I want to reprogram my own FIDO2 token, I should be allowed to.

If I get your FIDO2 token and reprogram it without somehow also wiping the data on it, your problem is that I got your FIDO2 token, not that I could reprogram it without erasing it (which theoretically could perhaps be true right now)

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octoberfranklin ◴[13 Dec 25 05:30 UTC] No.46252279[source]▶
your problem is that I got your FIDO2 token

For this exact reason, I store my cryptographic keys in a ring which I never remove from my finger.

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1. pabs3 ◴[14 Dec 25 23:50 UTC] No.46268466[source]▶
Attackers can remove your ring, or just the finger...

https://xkcd.com/538/