Stupidest take I've seen today.
There are already myriad unlockable devices.
What a bizarre fantasy you have constructed.
There are already myriad unlockable devices.
What a bizarre fantasy you have constructed.
Given that, then anything very useful would be rendered non-functional, resulting in the device probably being useless.
Freedom cuts both ways here; if you want absolute freedom to do whatever you want with your device, why should software vendors not have absolute freedom to choose what platforms their software is permitted to run on?
Obviously none of this applies to FOSS.
For starters, because they're wrong, and they're wrong in a way that makes their users less secure. Allowing the use of Windows or Android with open CVEs while blocking completely up-to-date Linux or aftermarket Android ROMs clearly shows that this nonsense is contrary to security.
> If you don’t like it, either pick a different bank or deal with not having access to their software.
And that's the next biggest reason: Customers don't have the same amount of power that the companies have, so it's perfectly reasonable to tilt things in the customer's favor.
Today banks don't want to be liable for user error that lead to scams. They adhere to such policies out of fear, but they don't help as the most prominent victims of scams are still the same people, open system or not.
You cannot personally tell whether it is trustworthy or not.