- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
It’s not quite enough for me, personally, but this is a small step in the right direction.
I think that the real “down near the metal” solution is to own a dumb car, but those are getting thin on the ground . . .
I’m honestly wondering if I can start a business “de-smarting” things. I had this idea a couple years ago when I was hardware disabling the microphone in my Comcast remote. I think the average consumer is realizing how much they are being tracked and do not like it. Enough that they would pay for solutions. The VPN market is massive.
Cody Doctorow wrote a short story about a group of newbie hackers doing just that.
link it
With pleasure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicalized_(Doctorow_book)
Lol, 30 years too late, and basically no bite.
It’s a drop in a very large bucket that will never be filled, by design.
Normally I would be with you but Lina Khan is doing good work. Blocking mergers for anti trust and working to ban non competes. Now putting automakers on notice about telemetry.
This will surely solve everything.
As the FedGov always does!