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Android's latest security feature will lock out devices when detecting "motion associated with theft" (www.techspot.com)
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Google announced a trio of new theft protection features for Android earlier this year, designed to help secure your device if it's lost or stolen. After launching in beta in Brazil in August, these safeguards are now gradually making their way to more countries, including the United States. Some users...Read Entire Article

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

... how is an optional, anti-theft feature, which shouldn't impact you in any way, a blow to ownership?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They dont understand how the feature works, they think this is a way to lock the user out of their own device as a "slippery slope" because what if google decided you stole your own phone and you couldn't get back in.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Normalizing the diminishment/marginalizing of consumer agency, friend.

The fact that you're having trouble seeing this is only a sign of how far it's already gone...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Normalizing the diminishment/marginalizing of consumer agency, friend.

The fact that you're having trouble seeing this is only a sign of how far it's already gone...

I asked HOW, and you're replying with buzzwords without any actual point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That's Lemmy for you 🙂

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

If you can't parse that sentence, that's no one's fault but your own. Level up, kiddo.