In fact, if you search "treacherous computing" you'll get lots of good resources. Here's one from CNet: > http://news.cnet.com/2009-1001-964628.html
This is a typical clueful commentary: > http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=997580
But remember: 1) These are not computers 2) These are not your own. You do not get root. somebody else does. 3) You need to demand and insist on hardware that lets you have root by installing your own keys.
Anybody who doesn't give you 3) is not selling real computers and is simply accommodating outsider policies on a device you do not own, in the privacy of your own home.
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Treacherous Computing
Date: 2011-09-23 04:24 pm (UTC)> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/can-you-trust.html
In fact, if you search "treacherous computing" you'll get lots of good resources. Here's one from CNet:
> http://news.cnet.com/2009-1001-964628.html
This is a typical clueful commentary:
> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=997580
But remember:
1) These are not computers
2) These are not your own. You do not get root. somebody else does.
3) You need to demand and insist on hardware that lets you have root by installing your own keys.
Anybody who doesn't give you 3) is not selling real computers and is simply accommodating outsider policies on a device you do not own, in the privacy of your own home.