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coffeeClean@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

You can’t claim shit about equality for all and access without materials, when discussing byod. Make up your mind.

There is PC access, and then there is byod access. It’s a false dichotomy to demand choosing one or the other, and harmful to people’s rights if you simultaneously argue that one replaces the other. They are different services for different purposes. Don’t let the fact that some tasks can be achieved with both services cause you to lose sight of the fact that some use-cases cannot.

Everyone has access

Everyone has PC access. Not everyone has BYoD WAN service.

byod is covered for 99% as extra convenience.

It’s not just convenience. It’s controlling your own applications. If the public PC doesn’t have a screen reader and you are blind, the PC is no good to you and you are better served with BYoD service.

You aren’t being treated poorly, instead, you have unreasonable expectations.

This remains to be supported. I do not believe it’s reasonable to only serve people with phones. Thus I consider it a reasonable expectation that people without a subscribed mobile phone still get BYoD WAN service.

Data persists both in the cloud, or on a memory stick. Free options exist.

The PCs will not execute apps that you bring on a USB stick. Also some library branches disallow USB sticks entirely.

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