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Me too, but the lords of Technofeudalism, backed by government, won't allow that forever. Maybe on PCs, but not phones. No "side loading" what they don't approve. Banks and co, only allowing their apps on approved OSs. No satnav traffic data unless you use an approved satnav, rendering them useless.
The problem isn't technological, it's political. We need decent government protecting citizens and enforcing competition laws. The problem is the population don't understand what is being done to them, so don't vote against it.
None of it is new. Liberty vs security, monopoly, etc, aren't new, but wrapping it in technology blinds most people to it.
Agreed on decent government...that is tech savvy. Ay leasy Fairphone is independent and you can swap the default android to Ubuntu touch OS