Probably void your warranty doing that

And worse.. if you do like the walled garden approach, tough, we will break it all down. Because we have decided this is what is best for you the consumer. Doesn't matter you were already voting with your wallet.. now no-one can have this option

Not sure about android, but iPhone asks you verify your age range when you get a new one or install a later version (in the UK). Then if an app requires age verification the mobile just says yes.. verified as an adult. Of course it is open to abuse if parents validate their children's phones with a credit card or ID, but it's not passing PI data along with the validation..

Thanks. I was one of the people that bought the game on opening weekend.. and I appreciated your article

Also.. while the local job markets dry up, it's nice to have some foreign options /s

Not an Economist but it seems to make sense that, reducing reliance on foreign providers to Europe will generally mean an increase in cost to the locals. But if they don't do it there will be less jobs going forward, the economy will shrink, currency will devalue and foreign products will be more expensive anyway? Protectionism has proven to be wrong in the past, but globalisation grows developing economies at the expense of mature economies. All the manufacturing went to the east and now more and more service jobs are shifting that way. China and India are becoming more competitive at everything what will be left a generation from now in the West without protectionist 'buy local' strategies?

The US has been at war for about 95% of its existence.. why start wondering if there are better uses for the money now?

If you stopped rejecting all the cookies, then maybe the ads would be more relevant to you? You can't have it both ways

Umm you've seen the kung fu robots coming out of china right?

Not putting fingerprints all over my infotainment screen. I like wheel toggle. You can change songs on the steering wheel and select the main functions without taking your eyes off the road.. vroom vroom mazdafkrs

Dystopia

Probably less about what you want and more about Google stealing whatever data they can while connected to an Apple device

They do when the customer is US based. When the customer is local.. things change

Yes and Indonesia 4th most populous country

It's not just the workers that are in India, it's their target market too. Half the worlds population lives in that part of the world..