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The Not-So-Pretty Side of Big Tech

Most of us grow up thinking that the things we buy and store online are ours. Games, apps, files, even the email addresses tied to our names. But big tech companies like Microsoft remind us that nothing in their ecosystem really belongs to us. Recently, Microsoft suspended my Outlook account. They claimed that my OneDrive contained “child porn.”  Let me be clear: I download adult videos from the open web. I am not a pedophile. Yet Microsoft’s algorithms, terms of service, and opaque enforcement systems flagged my content as illegal, locked me out of my account, and informed me that I cannot appeal for six months. When you use Microsoft services, you’re not really buying a product; you’re renting access. Their terms give them permission to scan files on your computer, in your cloud storage, and across your account. The moment something doesn’t fit their rules, they can revoke everything: your email, your purchased games, even the apps you’ve paid for. Microsoft’s policy is blun...

Flash stock / Unbrick Pixel Devices with Android Flashtool

Android Flash Tool in my opinion, is the easiest and safest way to flash your Pixel device. If you're upgrading, or unbricking it'll almost always save the phone. I recommend using  Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome 


The device will need USB debugging enabled in developer options and OEM unlocking toggled on


Plug the phone into a PC with a USB to type C cable.




If flashtool displays the following just run adb kill-server in terminal in the platform tools folder




Tap on add device and confirm the connection in the prompt 



Tap on back to public




Make sure to use the up-to-date builds as google explains here




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