They provided you with one? My bank made me buy my own device. It's an online bank, so I'm not sure if using the app allows for better tracking than simply using their normal website. So far I haven't been forced to use an app, so I guess not.
There's a small but important difference between surveillance in certain settings (like a prison) and surveillance around the clock. There's also a difference between keeping records forever and not keeping records at all.
The Panopticon was designed in a way that inmates would not know whether they were watched or not and there was no camera to record everything to be reviewed later by AI agents, either. It also wasn't something that caught on.
Personally, I don't mind surveillance in certain public spaces, as long as the public has access to everything that is recorded in real time and whatever archives are kept. If it's a camera in a public space you'd think it would be better if not everyone had access, then it's probably a camera that it would be better no one had access to.
You know how animals in captivity behave differently from animals living in the wild and why this is judged to be a bad thing for the animals? Humans under surveillance also act differently from free humans and it's a bad thing for the same reason.
Linux phone is already a thing that exists and is at a point where it can be used by tech illiterate people within the confines of what is possible normally.
It's just that few people bother using it. But that number might increase if Android continues it's war against its users.
Currently my bank requires a device where I need to insert my card to get a one time six digit code based on a QR code the banking website serves me that the device scans.
I'm not quite sure why they don't support something like a yubikey with FIDO, but maybe there's a good reason.
I always disable everything Google that comes preinstalled other than maps, including the App store. You can download stuff that you can only get there through Aurora, but really most of what I use comes from F-Droid.
Not that I trust a device running Android enough to do banking, mind you.
I am fine with the "degraded" experience. I eventually gave up because I got served captcha loops instead of the actual site. All I need from an untrusted site is to read text which shouldn't require JavaScript.
EVs are great in, say, Norway. But the population of the country Norway isn't even half that of the city Tokyo. Less people means less cars on the street which translates to less cars using up charging stations.
Once things get crowded and you have to wait in line to get your vehicle charged, it becomes a bit annoying.
The way I see it, if you cannot sell it, you do not own it. And if you don't get to own it, there's no reason to buy it.
Been thinking about whether hardware keys could solve this conundrum. Basically a special USB stick that holds all your licenses. You can buy a license in any store you want. You can sell a license wherever you want. As long as you have a license, you get to (re)download your media.
No single platform can hold all your licenses hostage because then all your licenses are with you on your hardware key. You'd need the ability to create backups where the idea kinda falls apart. Maybe something like a blockchain could solve this in a better way.
I find it endearing that someone is keeping up the resistance against JavaScript. Used things like noscript myself since 2008 or so. Eventually gave up since nearly no website would work that way and served you captcha loops instead.
I won't even go there for search results, as new reddit is unusable to me. Too many clicks to get anywhere. It's quite surprising that so many people seem to have no issue with it.
> Citizens must not be forced to identify themselves to access lawful online content or services unless strictly necessary, proportionate and provided by law
Citizens must not be forced to identify themselves. Period.