Afterdamage

Right to Repair Doesn’t Cover Your Bootloader (Yet), and That’s the Problem

July 12, 2026

I wrote to an MEP a while back about bootloader unlocking, half expecting a form-letter reply about how phones are complicated and thanks for writing in. What I got instead was a good reminder of how much confusion there still is, even among people who make the rules, about what’s actually happening with device locking […]

The Bulgarian MVNO Gap: Why You Only Get Three Choices

July 12, 2026

A while back I was helping a friend set up a de-Googled phone, and we got to the part where you actually need a SIM card in it. Simple enough, right? Except I realized I couldn’t recommend anything. Not “here’s the privacy-friendly option” or “here’s the cheap prepaid one for light use.” There was just […]