And it breaks sooo many sites.
Waterfox, is Firefox that just works.

If you intentionally obscure a feature, people won’t use it.
If you make it the default, they will.

Yah. It had customizations nobody has anymore.

It wasn’t locked down. I rooted it, installed a few OS’s, it even ran Linux.

I understand the point of the article. I’m saying since the very beginning, the only limits on what smartphones can do, have been what software ‘they’ want you to run.

A CPU is a CPU. Some are faster or slower, but they can all do anything.

They have been since the beginning.
That’s literally why I got an OG Motorola Droid. I said to myself “I can have a full computer in my pocket!”

I can see your argument has value in many situations.
But shame and ridicule are important social tools to shape behavior. Especially behavior of people with power and influence. Calling out dumb shit as dumb shit, is just as important as basic digital training for thease people.

50/50 maybe
Not sure

Users are persuaded in chats initiated by the hackers to divulge security verification and pin codes, ​giving them access to personal accounts and group chats, they said ​in a statement.

So we’re talking about the most basic social engineering. Nothing clever or novel. The kind of thing only your grandparents would fall for these days. Solid PSA 👍

According to Google, the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth.

Is Google seriously arguing that the money these nations save can’t be added to their GDPs?
That’s what it sounds like. Or am I confused?