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Rudxain: add Main for APK restrictions

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	===Google comparing APK restrictions to airport security===		===Google comparing APK restrictions to airport security===
			{{Main\|Google Android restrict app sideloading}}
	For many years, one of the primary selling points of Android smartphones was that no big corporation could gatekeep what the user can run on their phones. But starting with Android 17 in 2026, only developers manually approved by Google can create APKs that install on Android.		For many years, one of the primary selling points of Android smartphones was that no big corporation could gatekeep what the user can run on their phones. But starting with Android 17 in 2026, only developers manually approved by Google can create APKs that install on Android.

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	Google proposed the Web Environment Integrity API, which critics described as a form of [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] for the web.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google proposed the Web Environment Integrity API, which critics described as a form of [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] for the web.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	== "Think of the children" ==		=="Think of the children"==
	This is typically used as an excuse for mass-surveilance.		This is typically used as an excuse for mass-surveilance.

	=== "Age verification" ===		==="Age verification"===
	{{Main\|Age verification}}		{{Main\|Age verification}}

	=== Chat Control ===		===Chat Control===
	{{Main\|Chat Control}}		{{Main\|Chat Control}}

Rudxain: "Think of the children" excuse

2026-04-28T00:44:14Z

"Think of the children" excuse

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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google proposed the Web Environment Integrity API, which critics described as a form of [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] for the web.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google proposed the Web Environment Integrity API, which critics described as a form of [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] for the web.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

			== "Think of the children" ==
			This is typically used as an excuse for mass-surveilance.

			=== "Age verification" ===
			{{Main\|Age verification}}

			=== Chat Control ===
			{{Main\|Chat Control}}

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

Lucros: Added citations

2026-04-09T03:45:52Z

Added citations

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	For many years, one of the primary selling points of Android smartphones was that no big corporation could gatekeep what the user can run on their phones. But starting with Android 17 in 2026, only developers manually approved by Google can create APKs that install on Android.		For many years, one of the primary selling points of Android smartphones was that no big corporation could gatekeep what the user can run on their phones. But starting with Android 17 in 2026, only developers manually approved by Google can create APKs that install on Android.

	Developers applying for approval are required to ~~violate their privacy by disclosing~~ their real-life identity to Google.		Developers applying for approval are required to disclose their real-life identity to Google.

	Google ~~used false benevolence to excuse~~ this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115170744/https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Google justified this restriction by stating:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115170744/https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</ref>

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	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
	Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>		Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c&t=1650s Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>

	<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>		<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>
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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google ~~tried to implement~~ [[Digital rights management\|~~Digital Rights Management~~]] ~~(DRM) on the Internet, giving it~~ the ~~name "Web Environment Integrity API"~~.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google proposed the Web Environment Integrity API, which critics described as a form of [[Digital rights management\|DRM]] for the web.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==
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	~~Despite using benevolent-seeming phrases such as "enhance our service" and " offer additional content", the~~ update introduced advertisements on the refrigerator's display.<ref name=":1" />		The update introduced advertisements on the refrigerator's display. Critics noted the contrast between the language used and the nature of the change.<ref name=":1" />

	=="To streamline the experience"==		=="To streamline the experience"==
	===Fewer ports on modern laptops===		===Fewer ports on modern laptops===
	In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. ~~In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to~~ fewer built-in ports ~~on their laptops, the user is forced~~ to carry hubs and adapters ~~to be able to use the same functionality as before~~, ~~which outweighs~~ any portability ~~benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118151642/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>		In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. Critics have argued that fewer built-in ports force users to carry additional hubs and adapters, offsetting any portability gains from thinner designs.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118151642/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>

	===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===		===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===

Lucros: Fixed a few tone issues and added citations

2026-04-09T03:37:30Z

Fixed a few tone issues and added citations

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	Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.		Google says you should think of the new requirements like checking IDs at the airport.
	</blockquote>~~Google is implying to users that "because it's necessary and accepted there~~, ~~it's just as necessary here too". This is an invalid comparison given~~ that ~~airplanes belong to~~ their ~~respective airlines~~ while ~~a smartphone belongs to~~ the ~~person who purchased it~~. ~~It is more similar to Google installing an airport security station infront of home owners' doorsteps~~. ~~Google takes ownership away from smartphone buyers by assuming the final authority on which software can run on Android devices~~.		</blockquote>Critics argued the comparison was misleading, noting that airlines own their aircraft, while consumers own their smartphones. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sohn \|first=Jiyoung \|date=2026-03-23 \|title=Ads Are Popping Up on the Fridge and It Isn’t Going Over Well \|url=https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/samsung-refrigerator-ads-lg-whirlpool-ge-10ea7bcc \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326132248/https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/samsung-refrigerator-ads-lg-whirlpool-ge-10ea7bcc \|archive-date=2026-03-23 \|access-date=2026-04-09 \|website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

	===Storage access restrictions in Android===		===Storage access restrictions in Android===
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	~~The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user~~ is ~~that it prevents them~~ from ~~granting access to~~ the root directory of ~~the~~ external storage ~~(not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges)~~.		In practice, Storage Access Framework's main restriction is preventing apps from accessing the root directory of external storage.

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260222042955/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=14 Apr 2017 \|title=Horrible access storage framework performance \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823190730/https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-date=23 Aug 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/androiddev}}</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260222042955/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=14 Apr 2017 \|title=Horrible access storage framework performance \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823190730/https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-date=23 Aug 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/androiddev}}</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
	Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>		Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>

	<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>		<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>
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	The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.		The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.

	~~However,~~ OnePlus ~~marketed this practice as~~ "~~encrypting~~" ~~the~~ battery. ~~Given~~ that ~~people associate~~ "encryption" ~~with something~~ positive ~~(for example end-~~to~~-end encryption~~ on ~~a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-~~repair ~~practice~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118200050/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025}}</ref>		OnePlus used the term "encryption" to describe this battery serialization. Critics noted that "encryption" carries positive associations unrelated to its use here, and that the term obscures the restriction's effect on independent repair.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118200050/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement [[Digital rights management\|Digital ~~Restrictions~~ Management]] (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google tried to implement [[Digital rights management\|Digital Rights Management]] (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==
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	Despite using benevolent-seeming phrases such as "enhance our service" and " offer additional content", the ~~actual aim of~~ the ~~change was to place large and obtrusive adverts in users~~' ~~homes~~.		Despite using benevolent-seeming phrases such as "enhance our service" and " offer additional content", the update introduced advertisements on the refrigerator's display.<ref name=":1" />

	=="To streamline the experience"==		=="To streamline the experience"==
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	~~So they brought it back with~~ Android 5.0~~, however only~~ through ~~Google's~~ Storage Access Framework, ~~which comes with a large~~ processing overhead~~, resulting in slower~~ speeds, ~~especially~~ when handling ~~a high number~~ of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name=":0" />		Google restored write access in Android 5.0 through the Storage Access Framework. However, the framework introduces processing overhead that reduces speeds, particularly when handling large numbers of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==References==

Sojourna: /* References */

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References

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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:~~Common terms~~]]		[[Category:Anti-consumer practices]]

Rudxain: link DRM

2026-03-16T04:54:51Z

link DRM

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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google tried to implement [[Digital rights management\|Digital Restrictions Management]] (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

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	The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).		The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name="~~SAF2~~">[https://archive~~.today~~/~~2025~~.08.~~23-201715~~/https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ ~~Horrible access storage framework performance~~] - androiddev ~~- Reddit~~</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260222042955/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=14 Apr 2017 \|title=Horrible access storage framework performance \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823190730/https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ \|archive-date=23 Aug 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] - r/androiddev}}</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
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	So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name="~~SAF2~~" />		So they brought it back with Android 5.0, however only through Google's Storage Access Framework, which comes with a large processing overhead, resulting in slower speeds, especially when handling a high number of files.<ref name="SAF" /><ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==References==

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	=="To streamline the experience"==		=="To streamline the experience"==
	===Fewer ports on modern laptops===		===Fewer ports on modern laptops===
	In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=~~https~~://archive.~~today~~/~~2022.12.17-000103~~/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=~~2022-12-17~~ \|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>		In the 2000s and early 2010s, three or four USB ports built into laptops were not uncommon. Modern laptops in contrast usually feature one or two USB-A ports and might feature an USB-C port, in addition to less modular and less upgradeable parts. In reality, this has the opposite effect: due to fewer built-in ports on their laptops, the user is forced to carry hubs and adapters to be able to use the same functionality as before, which outweighs any portability benefit that the thinness might have afforded. Netbooks already existed as the category of laptops for people primarily interested in thinness.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Victor \|date=2022-11-24 \|title=Why are so many laptops having less ports? \|url=https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118151642/https://www.easydongle.com/why-do-new-laptops-have-less-ports/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-10-02 \|website=easydongle.com}} </ref>

	===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===		===Google wants to help cleaning up MicroSD cards by denying normal write access===

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	The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).		The only "security" storage access framework actually gives the user is that it prevents them from granting access to the root directory of the external storage (not to be confused with "root access" which gives the device owner superuser privileges).

	Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers</ref><ref name="SAF2">[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>		Storage Access Framework is no replacement for legacy storage access given its slowness from its large processing overhead. The performance loss may be concealed to some extent from the fast hardware smartphones have nowadays, but even then, it increases battery usage. In addition, it breached compatibility with all apps previously developed over the span of several years.<ref name="SAF">[https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ The Storage Access Framework is the only way for apps to work with all your files in Android Q. And it's terrible.] - XDA developers ([https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-storage-access-framework-scoped-storage/ Archived])</ref><ref name="SAF2">[https://archive.today/2025.08.23-201715/https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/65dn8x/horrible_access_storage_framework_performance/ Horrible access storage framework performance] - androiddev - Reddit</ref>

	===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===		===Non-replaceable batteries since the Samsung Galaxy S6===
	Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://~~ghostarchive~~.~~org/varchive/youtube/20211117~~/U8mfEud8n4c ~~archive~~]) ~~at 27:37~~</ref>		Justin Denison, Samsung's public relations person, said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 - Livestream (Replay] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=U8mfEud8n4c Archived])</ref>

	<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>		<blockquote>We refused to do this for some time. That's because we didn't want to have a built-in battery, until we were absolutely sure that users would feel confident about charging their phones. </blockquote>
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	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror]) ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==

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	Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.		Developers applying for approval are required to violate their privacy by disclosing their real-life identity to Google.

	Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea}}</ref>		Google used false benevolence to excuse this restriction:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Temelkov \|first=Ilia \|date=2025-08-25 \|title=Google will make sideloading apps way more difficult from next year \|url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=PhoneArea \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115170744/https://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-will-make-sideloading-apps-way-more-difficult-from-next-year_id173542 \|archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</ref>

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	The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.		The OnePlus Pad has a serialized battery, meaning the device detects repairs not approved by OnePlus, which can result in functionality being disabled. This is an anti-repair practice first seen on Apple iPhone 11.

	However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica}}</ref>		However, OnePlus marketed this practice as "encrypting" the battery. Given that people associate "encryption" with something positive (for example end-to-end encryption on a messaging service), OnePlus attempted to "recycle" this word to glorify an anti-repair practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|date=2023-02-08 \|title=Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=YouTube \|type=Video \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk \|archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Amadeo \|first=Ron \|date=2023-02-07 \|title=OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|work=Ars Technica \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118200050/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===		==="Web Environment Integrity API" by Google===
	Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com}}</ref>		Google tried to implement Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the Internet, giving it the name "Web Environment Integrity API".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail] - Louis Rossmann ([https://www.brighteon.com/1f4125e9-f0cd-46a3-bf38-0ff22881c0f9 Brighteon mirror], [https://old.bitchute.com/video/Jl7ze8KjhWvK/ BitChute mirror])</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bruchon \|first=Jody \|date=2023-07-22 \|title=Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" \|url=https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|access-date=2025-10-01 \|website=jodybruchon.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201031758/https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	=="To enhance our services"==		=="To enhance our services"==