pass a law.

PC, fear of Karens boycotting them, greed, 'if everybody else gets away with it, why won't we?'...

Yes, starting with root access to any mobile so you can install a proper firewall and a system level ad blocker.
But that would defeat the whole idea of a personal spying device, right?

Mozilla likes to remove/block some options in about:config from time to time.

Yeap, for now. I fear in the near future it will be unavoidable,

Because is not AI but LLM? As in Large Language Model?

SO, on someone else's computer. You don't own your phone, Google/Apple and your cellphone providers own it. You're just paying the lease. Anytime one of those 2 want, they can bork it for you.

Nothing to see, move on.

and make it to the list of 'do not buy from' companies.

Yes, every smart TV. One little update and all your smarts are gone, including the TV part. Isn't 'always online' fun?

Oh, come on, I'm sure not all Texans drive BMW.

They sold a license. That's a sale.

And that constitution decides what happens in your country.
Do you want to travel abroad? Show me your digital ID, comrade.

Now the mystery is solved. MS has been using AI to write software for longer that we knew.

The only thing optional will be the opt-out and it will be ignored on the next reboot. Remember, it's Microsoft we're talking about.