Android System SafetyCore prude filter nonsense
Quoting: Android System SafetyCore prude filter nonsense —
What a glorious time to be alive. All of a sudden a (new) bunch of anti-nudity zealots wants to come into my phone and "scan" my useless crap so they can protect me from it. Amazing. Of all the things I didn't want in my life, this one I didn't want the most. Worst of all, this prude filter is bundled together with some really sensible features. A nice opportunity to quietly slip a bit of good ole morality into the cauldron. So if you don't want to be nannied, you don't get the biscuit.
None of this would be a problem if say Google let people set up SafetyCore voluntarily. Those who want to puritinize themselves can. Create a category called "Morality" in the Play Store, and let people install whatever they like. But user choice and consent seem to be alien words in the Silicon Valley. And while we're at it, with all this glorious "machine learning" and "AI" and similar "on-device" nonsense, perhaps Google can add categories for other things, like politics, propaganda, bots, ads. Give me toggles for these, and I might allow your little busybody turdling to do its job. Best of all, separate security features from safety features. They don't belong together.
As always, West Coast companies roll out solutions to protect idiots from themselves, mince privacy into fine bits along the way, and sprinkle it all with their twisted, antiquated notions of morality. Yes, it's hard being an adult and taking accountability for one's choices, thinking twice before doing things, and exercising caution and moderation in one's actions. But such restrain ain't profitable. So instead, the stupid masses must entertain themselves, and there shall be a moral judge observing them, lest they enjoy themselves too much.