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Deceptive language used by companies to impede the rights of consumers comes in many forms. Many of them can be boiled down to a few principles. | |||
'''False benevolence''', also known as '''the "we're just protecting you" excuse''', '''the "it's for your best" excuse''', etc., is a tactic corporations often use to excuse eroding freedoms. | '''False benevolence''', also known as '''the "we're just protecting you" excuse''', '''the "it's for your best" excuse''', etc., is a tactic corporations often use to excuse eroding freedoms. | ||
This is done using pleasent-sounding words such as "protection" and "safety" and "integrity". It is the same kind of "protection" one gets from disconnecting the Internet. It indeed is safer never to connect to the Internet, but it comes with losing access to a highly useful resource. These "protections" resemble a muzzle, not a shield. | This is done using pleasent-sounding words such as "protection" and "safety" and "integrity". It is the same kind of "protection" one gets from disconnecting the Internet. It indeed is safer never to connect to the Internet, but it comes with losing access to a highly useful resource. These "protections" resemble a muzzle, not a shield. | ||
== | =="For the safety of the consumer"== | ||
This is one of the most cited reasons to restrict what a consumer is allowed to do with their property. It is used to fight against right-to-repair legislation, restrict downloading of apps unless provided by Google or Apple, etc. Some notable incidents include: | |||
===Google comparing APK restrictions to airport security=== | ===Google comparing APK restrictions to airport security=== | ||
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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==="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>[https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" - Jody Bruchon]</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>[https://www.jodybruchon.com/2023/07/22/web-environment-integrity-must-be-stopped-enslavement-by-remote-attestation/ Web Environment Integrity Must Be Stopped: Enslavement By "Remote Attestation" - Jody Bruchon]</ref> | ||
== "To enhance our services" == | |||
===Samsung "offers additional content" by advertising on refrigerators=== | ===Samsung "offers additional content" by advertising on refrigerators=== | ||