Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by johannes1234321 on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:06PM
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Software running on my computer, not letting me things do I want to do is malware. Yes.
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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by spookthesunset on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:13PM
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You own your computer, yes. But you don't always own the data on it. Ownership of something is a legal and social construct, not a technical one.
PS: I think most DRM works against the businesses that attempt to implement it. But it isn't malware. It is a data protection layer.