YOU DON’T OWN WHAT YOU CAN’T FIX
Do you own the phone in your pocket? For most of us, the obvious, intuitive answer is yes. A device that you carry with you every day to communicate with colleagues, friends, and loved ones that contains a trove of personal information, feels fundamentally yours. But the reality is more complicated.
When the very functioning of a device depends on embedded software and network connections, it remains tethered to its manufacturer even after you buy
