I don't like it that there are systems on equipment that i buy that i'm not "allowed to" access. Worse yet are those i'm not "allowed to" know about. I take such tactics as a personal snub from the manufacturer. They don't trust me (ok, they are right). But worse, they are making decisions for me, about how much i can be trusted. I find it highly paternalistic and infuriating.<p>Laws should be made giving the end user very reasonable access to every component, and all levels of their system, <i>without</i> needing the blessing of external servers .