That sounds about right.

i believe similar laws are introduced only because the current parents are unable to limit their kids computer access. similar laws weren't needed in 90s because everyone's parent taken good care of their kids and limited how much screen time they had. Of Course there are some people who didn't have such parents but everywhere are exceptions. Just since parents don't have time to take care of their kids they just given up on actually parenting then politicians use similar laws as trojan horse to more censorship

heres the circle: corporations want more money so they raise the cost of their products(houses etc...) -> people want to buy such products but dont have enough money for it -> start working in multiple jobs -> not enough time to parent&raise kids -> politicians make laws that censor internet so kids stay safe(in theory) -> leads to censorship, abuse of power, then banning critics -> less regulation for companies passes because people dont know actual the truth -> more money for corporations -> time for another circle?

One thing that I would like to note is that the government(s) is largely content to watch unlawful behavior and do nothing. The law enforcement in one place I used to live used (likely and/or certainly) stingrays (probably) and radars (certainly) to watch people inside their homes. There were plenty of people they could have gone after for various offenses ranging from speeding to drug manufacture, but they rarely used their surveillance capabilities to do anything about those crimes.

In the US, the federal agencies have required the serialization of firearms, the registration of certain firearms, and also keep track of people's credit card purchase history of create a de-facto registry based on what bullets people buy. They would be hard pressed to do anything about firearm ownership in general in that part of the world, but they are keen on tracking what people have to make selective confiscation easier. They may not "come for your guns" unless you give them a reason, such as using medical marijuana or having PTSD. This would allow easing toward a Europe-style government control of all firearms and the death of any guarantee of freedom.

The age verification law in the UK is likely for the purpose of identifying opposition and using zersetzung-style tactics to cracking down on those who oppose them. http://wikiless.i2p/wiki/zersetzung?lang=en In the past they have been content to simply imprison those who organize the opposition.

These laws have nothing to do with protecting children.

It is 100% only about censorship and controlling what every person in a country can say online.

These laws need to be repealed and fought against by every human on earth, or there will be no country worth living in.

if anything, excuse my English, I'm not a native speaker

I'm too lazy to read this huge post, but in general, it's better for children (under 12) not to touch the Internet at all, let them hang out lol.

Cool! Have you tried other Linux distributions?

Made a damn account to say this but Android emulator. Use Android Studio I'm pretty sure nobody looks at this dnb of a forum doe

Buy a cheap prepaid sim?

I use linux mint 22

i saw online read only phone once, or VOIP swap number possibility. but maybe we can also share fake account. Would need some for a cloud GPU PAAS project using google collab as a showcase

Pretty sure you don't need a number when signing up on a chromebook, never tried it myself but heard of people buying cheap ones just to create gmails.

I forget what it is called, but AMD has their own version as well.

The management engine cannot be completely disabled in intel chips that ship with it because some of the things it handles are required for the chip to actually work. Really, you are better served by getting a chip without a management engine. Most AMD chips have their own version of the intel management engine, so they aren't safe. ARM boards are usually a little safer but not all. All of the Apple chips have a technology very similar to management engine built in. I don't know about the RISC-V boards but they are borderline trash so far anyway so they aren't a great escape route either.

Personally, I've been using older models allowing at least majority neutering of Intel management engine.

coreboot Thinkpads come to mind.

My personal machines are not the "full ME removal", but vast majority partitions, leaving just what is needed to bring up hardware.

Outside this, there are more "modern" options out there from companies, albeit not removed in same way (disabled under HAP bit and others). Some prefer Arm.

But everyone has a different use cases. I want to be able to use Qubes as an option at times, and some older models are not capable of this. T430 (i5-3320M and greater CPU) and later mostly have the right virtualization options for it.

I see UEFI / BIOS being #1 concern along with some network cards that work along with it. Some for AMT.

It is a shame there aren't more options out there.

I have heard about Intel putting backdoors in their chips. Is there a good alternative? The puri.sm librum computers theoretically wouldn't be safe, since I believe that they use intel chips.

Better time than ever for me to finally ditch my iPhone for a Librem 5, I guess.

I hope my guide helps you.

I Agree with you.

Or maybe they're the ones who have something to hide, lol.

That they do!

That would be a violation of "illegal search and seizure." Nowadays, they assume guilty until proven innocent.

Criminalize privacy. Criminalize arm-bearing. Criminalize free speech. If these people were God, they would have no need to do so to maintain control, but the fact that they try shows how vulnerable they truly are.

If I ever need a new car for whatever reason I am going to rip all that shit out.

Sounds like a good idea, but it cannot be done effectively without tracking people A LOT.