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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by edmundsauto on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @07:57PM (#21393367)
The analogy isn't useful because you're comparing a government to a corporation.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by jackewiehose on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:20PM (#21393484)
Of course it's not the same but it comes down to a party that wants to restrict your freedom in order to protect you.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by edmundsauto on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @06:40PM (#21403698)
One crucial difference is whether you can opt-out. Another big difference is the stated intention of the party/entity: i.e. Apple is not a company "of the people, by the people, and for the people".

My objection is that it's not that useful to only look at whether a party wants to restrict freedom. Personally, I don't think that's a very useful dimension at all -- I don't consider the existence of a road limiting to my freedom to drive wherever I feel like it.

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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by jackewiehose on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:12PM (#21404444)
From my point of view, I can't "opt-out" from Apple. Neither in business nor in private. And I tried.

Of course, you can always use another road or go completly off track. Like living in the woods?

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