Deceptive language frequently used against consumers: Difference between revisions
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'''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". 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. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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Mr. Denison is implying that the anticipation of not being able to replace a dead battery, at least not without great difficulty, is supposed to make the user "confident" about charging their phone. However, replaceable batteries provide the peace of mind that one is able to replace it at any time when (not if) it expires. | Mr. Denison is implying that the anticipation of not being able to replace a dead battery, at least not without great difficulty, is supposed to make the user "confident" about charging their phone. However, replaceable batteries provide the peace of mind that one is able to replace it at any time when (not if) it expires. | ||
=== OnePlus "encrypted" batteries === | |||
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>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgtFSHCGNIk Oneplus' tablet uses an encrypted battery; how's that for repairability?] - Louis Rossmann</ref><ref>[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/oneplus-takes-on-the-ipad-with-the-oneplus-pad/ OnePlus takes on the iPad with the OnePlus Pad - Ars Technica]</ref> | |||
=== "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> | |||
=== Samsung "offers additional content" by advertising on refrigerators === | === Samsung "offers additional content" by advertising on refrigerators === | ||