Because if we don't have the keys to the machine, then we don't actually own our computers. If we don't own our computers, then we have no freedom.
replyBecause everything the word "hacker" ever stood for will be destroyed if this nonsense gets normalized. The day governments get to decide what software "your" computer can run is the day it's all over.
> Because if we don't have the keys to the machine, then we don't actually own our computers.
replyIt is not self-evident to me that people under 18 should "own [their] computers" or have unrestricted "freedom".