medhir.com

medhir.com is the personal site and blog of Medhir Bhargava, a Seattle-based product manager and engineer. Stop by for thoughts on tech, art, and more.

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Right to root access

2025487 points417 comments Security & Privacy details

right to repair laws should include provisions requiring manufacturers to unlock a device's bootloader (to provide root access) upon consumer request.

Your phone is an entire computer

2026367 points313 comments Life, Learning & Writing details

The new MacBook Neo announcement raises old questions around what rights we have (and don't have) to install software on devices we own.