Ultimately I’ve accepted that if the People aren’t willing to fight for these things, they don’t deserve them.
Same with general purpose computing: it's more accessible than at any time in history. Most people who use only a computing-based appliance like a smartphone today, simply would not have had a computer twenty years ago. Meanwhile I can buy a new Raspberry Pi 4 (definitely a general purpose computer) for less than 25 hours' minimum wage -- try doing that in 2002. The problem is not availability, or that someone is trying to quash it. The problem is that most people just are not interested. Those who are interested have at least as much access as they ever have.
Lorie Smith's case[1] seems to argue otherwise. If the law can be used to compel speech, then the slippery slope to tryanny is well-greased.
[1] https://restorationnewsmedia.com/articles/local-news/both-si...
What percentage of HN parents have tracking on their kids phone?
All of them.
All phones have "tracking" in that they're on a cellular network, so they can be tracked by a cell phone company. My son's phone was stolen at his school recently, but we had no way to recover it. What tracking software do people use on their kids phone? Perhaps I can use it to recover the phone if the next one gets stolen. Apparently since I'm the only parent here who doesn't have tracking for his kids, I want to make your claim true.