Big corps never really wanted people to be able to run their own software and have control over their devices. What they want is to sell appliances as opposed to general purpose computing devices.

Add MS to the list with many open source programs showing a Smartscreen warning during install, unless the dev pays up (and probably gets vetted somehow).

I bet the average user will not install after the Smartscreen block notification.

EFF has signed on to F-Droid’s open letter. If you care about taking back control of tech, you should too.

I can't find a link anywhere in the article. Have I gone blind?

As soon as this phone kicks the bucket, I'm getting grapheneOS. (Sadly, my current phone is too old to be supported)

This is has not been fast. Bit by bit what should have been a website has morphed to an app. Apps that collect your data and look to charges subscription - it’s death by a thousand papercuts.

Even if I visit the site between cookies and the greed indicating legitimate interest through to paywalls it’s just too much effort for little value.

If your app can be abused then that’s on the app provider to figure not the user to compensate for.