It's shameful how #Synology decided to take HP's path (and among other printers companies).
Somehow, their "proprietary hard drives" are "more trustworthy", or that is more "secure" or whatever...
In the excellent article, @kevinpurdy also wrote that "Synology does not manufacture its own hard drives but instead certifies and rebrands drives from Toshiba and Seagate (...)"
I think that would be an interesting topic for @pluralistic
@inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic "Certified" HDDs, really?
Every tech scam is simultaneously more laughable and more harmful than the last one. "Secure" boot. TPM. QVL RAM...
The only thing that enables this behavior is the total computer illiteracy of the public. With all due respect to Cory Doctorow, I find it hard to believe that anyone would actually buy a vendor-locked toaster. But in consumer electronics, this kind of absolute bullshit walks every time, sadly.
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