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minus-squaresmeg@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·6 days ago enable developer options confirm that you are not tricked restart phone and re-authenticate wait one day confirm with biometrics that you know what you are doing decide if you only want unrestricted installs for 1 week or forever confirm that you accept the risks enjoy the few apps that still have developers motivated to develop for a user-base willing to put up with this
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down2·6 days agoA classic case of making a ridiculously restrictive change, then “walking it back” to a merely semi-ridiculous change and having everyone sigh in relief.
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 days agoJust like Anthropic and OpenAI’s willingness to kill people en masse, then walking it back to a nonexistent standard.
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoAnd creepily walk it forth step by step.
minus-squareSuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days ago Fuck that, keep an old phone and don’t update it When it breaks, buy a Linux phone. Or a dumbphone. Only way to win? Don’t play their game
minus-squarepuppycat (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days ago enjoy the few apps that still have developers motivated to develop for a user-base willing to put up with this
minus-squareSuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days ago Make your own apps. “Fine, I’ll do it myself” BDE
A classic case of making a ridiculously restrictive change, then “walking it back” to a merely semi-ridiculous change and having everyone sigh in relief.
Just like Anthropic and OpenAI’s willingness to kill people en masse, then walking it back to a nonexistent standard.
And creepily walk it forth step by step.