None of those countries are trying to dismantle encryption entirely so no, I disagree.

We’re not talking about takedown requests, we’re talking about bypassing DRM.

It’s not a “take”, it is a fact.

Stop commenting unless you have evidence to the contrary.

It really was. Do you not know what the DMCA is? It’s US law.

That’s great. This conversation was about the US.

We were talking about laws, not rights or views.

Didn’t realize the DMCA applied in Sweden.

If another law says you have a right to create

That law doesn’t exist and that’s not how law works. Law does not specify what is allowed, only what isn’t. Breaking encryption isn’t.

There is no “more illegal”. One is illegal, the other is not.

The DMCA makes it pretty clear that “Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures” is illegal. There are no exceptions for whether you own or redistribute the content in question.

My man throwin’ it back LOL

Is that Parappa the rapper?

If I had a phone set up like that, and, say, ICE or TSA took it, what would they be able to get from it?

Depends on what state it’s in. If it’s in lockdown mode, nothing. GOS blocks all access to data via the USB. If it’s unlocked, everything that’s not locked by further authentication.

but what’s to keep them from just beating it out of you

Nothing. That doesn’t mean you should willingly consent to it.

This isn’t about what police can do

You can be required to unlock your device

Sure seems like it’s about what police can do. And no, they cannot force you to do that.

but I think it’d be easier to explain than a factory stock pay as you go phone.

You do not need to and should not explain anything. Don’t answer any questions.

Using lockdown is the same thing as restarting, it puts it into a BFU state.

I wish they would. I didn’t switch to Linux to not have control over my PC.

They’re already sharing it for free

I’ve been heavily debating between Steam Deck OLED and Switch OLED

I mean you’re going to get a lot of the same opinions around here but I don’t think there’s any debate to be had. If you can’t afford the OLED, you can get the LCD for roughly the same price.

Consoles are just fancy DRM machines. The chip in the Switch is 10 years old and wasn’t even fast when the Switch was brand new.

Steam Deck is an incredibly versatile and customizable machine.

it seems that Steam Deck runs Linux and that the emulation isn’t really as good as it is on the PC.

Well first of all the Steam Deck is a PC. Secondly, no, quite the opposite. There’s a bunch of software written specifically for the Steam Deck for emulation and it’s pretty widely considered the penultimate emulation machine.

but then I’ve been reading that the games are mostly 30FPS locked

I’m not really even sure what that’s supposed to mean but I’ve never played a game that was locked at 30FPS. Lots of them are software locked at 60 but that’s nothing to do with the Deck or Linux. And you’re certainly not getting more than the SD on the Switch.

they never said they needed resources for the remote playback…

That’s exactly what it sounds like to me…