Does anyone actually buy Lenovos after what happened with SuperFish? [0] [0] https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/superfish-to...
I wouldn't know, I exclusively run Linux on my Lenovo devices.
Lenovo tablet forced update shows un-dismissable, un-mutable, ad notifications
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#12I wonder if the ad bombardment we are suffering for some years now will eventually reach a critical point to trigger mass exodus or protests.
TV got annoying with ads and viewership greatly decreased but that was caused by the emergence of the internet I think, what new technology options we have to escape the current ads to? The only other hope is that the massive amount of money in ads and data collection is actually a bubble that will collapse
btw. Ben Krasnow is the guy behind Applied Science youtube channel[0], I highly recommend checking it out
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#13Appropriate to see this and the new Framework announcement on the front page at the same time. Here's hoping Framework is positioned to take advantage of what seems like the whole industry lighting themselves on fire wrt respeting their users.
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#14Can we please get a law that says that on my devices, I control ads. Fine if bigcorp wants to show me ads, but then they must pay for the device.
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#15Same with my samsung tablet forcing itself to update. "You can dismiss this 1 more time" - why? It's my device I paid for it. It's very tiresome. What device can I buy that's just mine to do as I please. On desktop I'm already on Linux Mint. Looking for alts for phone and tablet.
Librem phones, or PinePhone / PineTab. The speed and quality aren't comparable to an iPhone, but to be fair it's open AND a 1/5th the price.
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#16Appropriate to see this and the new Framework announcement on the front page at the same time. Here's hoping Framework is positioned to take advantage of what seems like the whole industry lighting themselves on fire wrt respeting their users.
The Framework laptop is a cool concept and I can see myself getting one eventually, but the link is about a Lenovo (Android?) tablet. Not even remotely the same market or even thing.
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#17Can we please get a law that says that on my devices, I control ads. Fine if bigcorp wants to show me ads, but then they must pay for the device.
I'm sure the response would be something like "oh we gave you a discount on it when you purchased it for $399 instead of $1399. It's all in the EULA you agreed to when you first got your device."
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#18You can use adb to remove this kind of crap without having to root the device, can't you? pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.spam.bloatware
For that you need to know the offending APK ID in the first place, and you need to enable ADB access, and install a piece of software on your computer.
Seriously, this shit is inexcusable.
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#19Can we please get a law that says that on my devices, I control ads. Fine if bigcorp wants to show me ads, but then they must pay for the device.
I'm sure the response would be something like "oh we gave you a discount on it when you purchased it for $399 instead of $1399. It's all in the EULA you agreed to when you first got your device."
That's exactly the logic Amazon uses for their Fire tablets. You can get them cheaper if you agree to have ads baked into the lock screen at a firmware level.
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