DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agoHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down19
arrow-up1669arrow-down1message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square253fedilink
minus-squareHexesofVexes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoEh, just means it isn’t plug and play. Once you have the hardware, you are the admin. It may get tougher, but it’ll never be impossible.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 days agoTell that to the Intel management engine or secure platform module
minus-squareHexesofVexes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoHi intel management system, you can be thrown into abnormal states where you sit there eating glue.
Eh, just means it isn’t plug and play. Once you have the hardware, you are the admin.
It may get tougher, but it’ll never be impossible.
Tell that to the Intel management engine or secure platform module
Hi intel management system, you can be thrown into abnormal states where you sit there eating glue.