I don't feel there's a perhaps too it. Apple, Adobe and Google have each shown they can go in and remove apps from your devices without your consent. They've all (this extends to ebook publishers now besides the three mentioned) released updated ebooks that removed "problematic language".
When was the last time a book store snuck into your home and exchanged a book because the edition you have has "problematic language" in it?
This is a great example of how technology can subtly impact our freedom to own conten
It’s pretty scary how they can just come in and mess with our stuff like that. It feels like our privacy is being invaded.It’s clear they can access all our apps now, so we really need to secure all our devices.
What do you mean by they can access all our apps now? That's always been there. Apple removed apps from the store and devices in the first 6 months of the App Store launching for iPhone.
We don't own our phones, we just think we own our phones. Hell, the Win10 TOS/EULA claimed any data made on that PC was property of MS.
I totally agree with you that we don’t really own our devices. It’s a bit unsettling how much control these companies have over our phones and the apps we use. But let’s not forget about two-factor authentication
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