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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by freedomben on Saturday July 25, 2026 @09:04AM (#49047283)
Following this logic, shouldn't we just ban smart phones for everyone then? If we need to dumb down all technology to the absolute lowest level, we should probably ban computers or at least require an official government-controlled license to get access to one. Is this a world you want to live in? Me neither.
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by zbentley on Saturday July 25, 2026 @11:53AM (#49048665)
I suspect this is in bad faith, but assuming not: how does that follow?

“Large numbers of people will uncritically follow sketchy instructions and get hacked” doesn’t in any way lead to “and therefore they cannot be trusted with devices”.

“People keep dying in auto accidents” doesn’t imply “ban cars” on the first order, it implies “seat belts and airbags”.

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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by inigyou on Saturday July 25, 2026 @03:01PM (#49050530)
Yeah well this new thing is like requiring a certified Ford driver to drive the car.
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by wartywhoa23 on Saturday July 25, 2026 @10:43AM (#49047983)
Me personaly, I'm so fed up with these advocates of security-through-universal-presumption-of-imbecility!..
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by froggit on Saturday July 25, 2026 @10:56AM (#49048091)
> ban computers or at least require an official government-controlled license to get access to one

People seem to be ok with needing a license to operate a motor vehicle and those are far less dangerous.

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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by preg_match on Saturday July 25, 2026 @11:31AM (#49048436)
Cars are far more dangerous and they kill people. It’s the number one cause of death for some demographics in the US.
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by iamnothere on Saturday July 25, 2026 @01:08PM (#49049386)
On the contrary, we should simply restrict app development to a handful of megacorps (who are all in bed with the government) so they can make more money and the government can get the data it wants. Problem solved!
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