• dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    The implication here is, if they implement this, is that they volunteer to assume liability, should e.g., your bank account be drained despite undergoing their forced strict lockdown on paid and owned devices.

    Fat chance, because laws are meaningless to crime syndicates

    • Zak@lemmy.world
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      It might be a reasonable trade for users to make if Google assumed liability. In fact, that would be an interesting way to implement laws to discourage practices like these.