Because if we don't have the keys to the machine, then we don't actually own our computers. If we don't own our computers, then we have no freedom.
Because everything the word "hacker" ever stood for will be destroyed if this nonsense gets normalized. The day governments get to decide what software "your" computer can run is the day it's all over.
Think about how the proposed idea would most likely be implemented. It would be used as justification for manufacturers to sell devices that the end use doesn't control. They already do that; this would give them legal justification.
Because if we don't have the keys to the machine, then we don't actually own our computers. If we don't own our computers, then we have no freedom.
Because everything the word "hacker" ever stood for will be destroyed if this nonsense gets normalized. The day governments get to decide what software "your" computer can run is the day it's all over.
The salesman would give you the key if you're over 18
> Because if we don't have the keys to the machine, then we don't actually own our computers.
It is not self-evident to me that people under 18 should "own [their] computers" or have unrestricted "freedom".
Think about how the proposed idea would most likely be implemented. It would be used as justification for manufacturers to sell devices that the end use doesn't control. They already do that; this would give them legal justification.