Big Tech companies are resorting to shady practices to keep control of your devices even after purchase. From bricking smartphones purchased through non-official retailers, printers requiring subscriptions, or locking users out of smart home devices, is this the future of tech? ๐ฌ
What steps are you taking to make sure that you control what you own? ๐ง Please share your tips and tricks in the comments!
Natasha Nox ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ
in reply to Tuta • • •I'm one of the nutjobs who'd happily apply something like the XBox360 kamikaze mod (drilling a hole into the CPU to disconnect a trace) to take control over what I own, so I might not be representative for any sane approach. ๐คช
Buying from @e_mydata and @tuxedocomputers is something I'd also do though. Perhaps with some nice Nextcloud on "L" webspace @team? ๐
Erik Uden โ๐ฅฅ๐ด๐
in reply to Tuta • • •Chลop Marcin :fediverse:
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in reply to Tuta • • •Jeramee
in reply to Tuta • • •I've switched to Linux and use as many FOSS programs as possible. I also try to help others switch.
Finally convinced my wife to try Linux on a live USB after she had to cancel with an online student due to Widows problems.
I make occasional references online to how much smoother Linux runs and recently had someone respond & ask if they could switch & how. So I've been answering questions about that the last couple days.
Peter Hanecak
in reply to Tuta • • •Power Of The Negative
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