DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months 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-square247linkfedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down19
arrow-up1675arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square247linkfedilink
minus-squarecalamityjanitor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up93arrow-down4·3 months agoIt’s called secure boot and it’s been around for over 10 years now.
minus-squarevividspecter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoThis isn’t quite the same thing. I’d say locked bootloaders are the Android analog, and they are already less likely to be user unlockable than the typical PC (and the situation is getting worse).
It’s called secure boot and it’s been around for over 10 years now.
This isn’t quite the same thing. I’d say locked bootloaders are the Android analog, and they are already less likely to be user unlockable than the typical PC (and the situation is getting worse).