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alttab | 4 years ago

Literally just get an Android phone.

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fredsir|4 years ago

If you think it's not spreading to Android phones, you are naive. Apple set the precedent, now it's gonna come to every mainstream device.

The only option is to abandon ship.

cmurf|4 years ago

For a split second I lamented the demise of Windows Phone. But they too would just follow. But I do lament the end of Firefox OS.

edrxty|4 years ago

Sure, now find me a new car that doesn't have the ability to do OTA updates

lotsofpulp|4 years ago

I could not find any Toyota that does OTA updates. Honda has a website to do a USB update, but I could not find evidence that they do OTA either:

https://usb.honda.com/

Subaru lets you do it over your Wifi, but does not seem like they come with a modem:

https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/doc/ownerManual/Gen4_FOTA_H...

Although, Mazda’s website does say this, so maybe it will not be for long before they all come connected to mobile networks:

https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2021/202106/...

> Mazda intends to fortify our initiatives of development of fundamental software technology in order to be able to accommodate for next-generation Mobility as a Service (Maas) and update vehicle functions Over the Air (OTA)

> Five Japanese OEM companies 3 including Mazda will jointly develop standard engineering specifications of next-generation in-vehicle communication devices to push for a standardized communication system in order to provide safer and stress-free connected services sooner.

alttab|4 years ago

Assuming the marketplace is functioning, the demand for these sort of "features" (aka: non-features) would assume there would be a rational supplier to give it.

The next step in that debate is "yeah but the big monopolies are making it impossible for a little guy to get in." Which is true.

We can agree the regulatory capture is bad.

In the meanwhile, Google is not openly saying they will run ML on your images on your phone. With Android, you don't have to sync to the cloud, and you could even replace or add your own camera option. You can side-load without jailbreaking, etc.

Now, not that most consumer friendly option, but the advice for this crowd is still good - if you still have an iPhone and this is the last straw for you, there are plenty of good options that still exist, today. And then - let's fight regulatory capture and big government so a more dynamic marketplace can take root.

zepto|4 years ago

Google’s photo library already scans for CSAM.

nsizx|4 years ago

But not in your device.