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Unlocking the Pixel 9 bootloader breaks some Pixel AI apps

Source: Hacker News

Article note: Remember like 15 years ago when all the hackery types were worrying about computers being adversarially designed to protect the interests of third parties over the interests of the owners and users? It happened. The AI bullshit disabling if you interfere with the chain of trust (to google, not you) doesn't really matter. The getting locked out of banking apps, media players, and other basic cultural functions if you dare to control the root of trust and exposure to surveillance and advertising does.
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