This is the way. If their feed turns into more of what I don't want then I'm gone.

Tangent but brings back memories
https://patrickstewartsong.ytm...

IT/InfoSec doesn't do it because they like it. They do it because
1. It is a best practice these days.
2. It is required by corporate polices and procedures.
3. It is required for external compliance (cybersecurity insurance, PCI, etc.)

The few ruin things for the many.

Welcome to the club. ;-)

I suspect the for profit sector will going to start doing some minimal type of encryption to start making DMCA claims.

For those sites that insist ads are the reason their sites are free, I say this. I will unblock your ads if you accept all risk & responsibility for ads on your site.

What has Disney been up to since being in the spotlight for this stuff over 10 years ago? "Hey we've eliminated your position so we need to let you go but we want you to train your replacement (who just happens to be a lower paid H-1B)".

https://it.slashdot.org/story/...

https://politics.slashdot.org/...

https://politics.slashdot.org/...

https://slashdot.org/index2.pl...

I was thinking the same thing. Of course the government has their own way around the rules. However, what if you turn off your device before arriving? It's current state is off and encrypted and will remain encrypted until you unlock it. if you don't unlock the device then the "current state" of the device is not as useful.

Just a thought.

Pretty much. Only it was mostly enterprises making the move to stay compliant.

IMO - The successful adoption rate of Windows 11 was primarily due to the end-of-support date for Windows 10 set by Microsoft. Organizations were pushed to adopt Windows 11 or face the financial consequences. MS charges more to support "end of life" systems, cyber-insurance companies will charge more, compliance requirements change when organizations have old systems, etc.

As always, individual users made their own decisions but these days some choose to ditch the PC and user their phone.

Remove the apps.

I have no games or social media (easy since I don't really have any accounts) on my phone. I use it to communicate with actual friends and family. I keep an eye on email and occasionally use the browser but I do not like mobile web so most times i just wait until I can use a desktop OS.

Digital distraction sounds more like a home/parenting problem,than a school problem.

There are plenty of alternatives these days. From the completely DIY with ESP32, RPI, etc to build your own speaker to commercial streaming boxes that are not locked in to any one service. If you are so inclined there are the somewhere in-between options to tie into locally running services like Squeezebox, Home Assistant w/ Music Assistant, etc.

Sonos is for Muggles.

https://www.cs.wisc.edu/2025/0...

And DARPA has a whole program for it:

https://www.darpa.mil/research...

Precisely!