Let's see the people who want to see an end to End to End Encryption give it up first.

My ex-wife used to complain because I wanted to keep our Netflix DVD subscription. The reason why was because I could watch much more on their DVD service than their streaming service. If I wanted to watch a new Disney movie I could get it on DVD from Netflix, but I couldn't stream it with out Disney Plus. If I wanted to watch Doom Patrol, I could get it on DVD from Family Video, but I couldn't stream it with out HBO Max. Now those options are gone other than Red Box with a very limited selection.

I was just wondering what prevents people from using a 2nd layer of encryption. The government would have keys to the 1st layer, but not the second. If there was concern about the 1st and the 2nd layers, then why not a 3rd layer. This could all be scripted and automated and if you were doing something illegal, then why wouldn't you spend the extra time.

A company break the law and forfeit 0.02% of the sale. Also no jail time for anyone. An individual breaks the law and they get a judgement against them larger than they will ever make. For example Gary Bowser who was sentenced to 40 months and a 10 million dollar fine.

I was using Netflix DVDs to mostly watch TV shows. They had a better selection of TV shows on DVD than they had on their streaming service. I think I will likely start treating Netflix like my other streaming services. Pick them up for 2 or 3 months out of the year and drop them again.

My company was paying Frontier $625 a month for metro ethernet running at 10 megabit. The new provider is using fiber and we are getting 100 megabit for $125. We are also getting better up time. I don't see how raising their price would them. It seems more likely to push people to look for cheaper options.

This is an Apple patented feature so I guess the question is will they charge a licensing fee that other vendors are willing to pay and will other phone maker use a full spectrum camera so it works? If they are unwilling to add a full spectrum camera or pay the licensing fee it will only effect iPhone users which make up about 45% of the market. (If a quick Google search is to be believed.)

My dad's TV stopped getting updates, a bunch of the Apps slowly stopped working since then. If I were him I would feel ripped off every time I turned on the TV for spending extra to get a smart TV just to see a bunch of apps that don't work anymore.

Though getting spam on your TV and having it spy on you sounds worse.

I think the really winner is a cheap dumb TV with lots of inputs.

I was thinking of using it for monitoring and control in a smart house type environment. I there are several company making USB sensor packages and relay controls. I found some with Linux support at phidgets.com. You could have a full set of sensor in key room and relays to control lighting or fans.