BenMar 14
Wes
You go out to buy a new laptop. Before you even set it up, it asks for age verification. What do you do?
#AgeVerification
Go ahead and send a picture of my ID.
0%
Get my money back
100%
Poll ended at .
Mar 14 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadBeccaMar 15

@HelloIt_sMe45 what? put a reasonable OS on it

i never keep any software they come with, as a rule. this is just step 0 of the normal process is to wipe it all

Show threadβ–‘β–’β–“β–ˆ π•˜οΌ²Ξ±α―π•€Ρ‚π€Ρ• β–ˆβ–“β–’β–‘Mar 15
@HelloIt_sMe45
Same thing i used to do when i bought a laptop that came with windows. Never even let it load and immediately replace OS with linux.
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 15

@HelloIt_sMe45 go to a police station and press charges for extortion.

#NotLegalAdvice

Show threadBeccaMar 15

@kkarhan πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

in a functional society based on the rule of law, this would be the answer. now we just have to install one of those first

@HelloIt_sMe45

Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 15
@bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 no, you could just demand a refund and get a system without #Govware preinstalled instead!
Show threadPhilLovesCatsMar 15
@kkarhan @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 this!
Show threadsu_liamMar 15
@kkarhan @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 β€œBut that’s ill-leegal!β€πŸ˜°
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 15

@su_liam @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 not really.

And if you are stuck in such a shithole juristiction, I'd certaily GTFO or at least not give a damn and actively subvert it.

Show threadsu_liamMar 15
@kkarhan @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 This is the way.
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 15

@su_liam @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 grab yourself a bunch of USB flashdrives >8GB, put #Tails on it and hand them out to all unsupervised minors and adults!

#FuckTheSystem #HackThePlamet #FuckCyberfascism #SurveillanceState #Cyberfascism

Show threadsu_liam6d ago
@kkarhan @bweller @HelloIt_sMe45 Since my medically-complicated daughter got kicked from OHP, all my flashdrive money is tied up with absurdly-expensive bad health insurance. I’m on it if I ever dig out of the hole.
Show threadPhilLovesCatsMar 15
@HelloIt_sMe45 I would rather use my RasPi 3 as daily driver than that laptop.