RE: https://mastodon.fyksen.me/@fredrik/116005566048627976

If the security model for your public product depends on #USAnian corporations, your security model is broken.

[The single widely used Norwegian mobile payment app requires Google Play to work]

#infosec #brokenByDesign #foss

# 3D printed organs

#PlannedObsolescence #BrokenByDesign #IP

http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/beep-2

New rule: if a device needs an "app" for some functionality to work, treat that device as not having that functionality at all.

Here, Logitech mice have lost basic functionality - like some of the buttons, you know, doing anything, or scrolling not working - because of an expired certificate for the app.

https://www.club386.com/logitech-options-macos-certificate-fix/

At any time, any particular app could stop working due to technological changes, vendor support, OS support, or any of a hundred other reasons, and if functionality depends on that app, you're high-and-dry. In this particular case, Logitech is fixing the app and giving users a way to fix the problem, but you might not be so lucky.

#hardware #device #functionality #app #driver #software #BrokenByDesign #Logitech #oops

I’m curious if and how they are going to fix this.

#brokenByDesign
https://mastodon.social/@MetricMartyr/115176517486252958

A good read on a lousy invention.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/

#socialmedia #enshittification #brokenbydesign

Firefox UI person: "I know! Let's change the bookmarks folder icon to just a black outline with no fill, so it doesn't stand out at all and people have a harder time navigating their bookmarks."

FFS.

I swear, Mozilla's motto is "If it ain't broke, break it."

#Firefox #UI #UX #designer #CADT #broken #BrokenByDesign #IfItAintBroke #BreakIt #software #Mozilla