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[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 78 points 7 months ago

Because they want to "protect" you from "yourself". Imagine, you could scrape your own data that you can already see.

I'd be really worried if the security of server operation for my bank depended on the client-side. But playing devils advocate, some people will most likely point out that a root exploit on a phone may be unintentional and used to spy on people, to which I answer:

  • show me a big scary box where I can "accept the risk" and move on
  • keep in mind that if I am root on my phone, I can hide the fact that I am root on my phone and you'll be none the wiser

Currently, option 2 is in effect, sadly.

[-] kalpol@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Option 2 is not long for this world

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

As long as we'll have control over the software, it'll be there. If we reach the point were you're not allowed to own computers, we'll have bigger problem.

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