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Very common, but internet access from home wasn’t as common so if someone wasn’t curious enough or didn’t have friends/relatives who knew about the matter it would be a myth to them. Videogame companies like Nintendo didn’t talk about it that much back then, and copyright notices on VHS tapes and CDs made it sound like something out of a gangster movie.

If Microsoft were honest they’d change the name from Windows to Backdoors.

As long as a product or service can be better and people behind it are unwilling to make it so, there will be others modding it for themselves, their friends or the world.

Removing/disabling DRM should never require online activation. Delete and block whichever sites are spreading this.

Wouldn’t watch their fascist soccer matches even if they paid me.

What OS do you use?

If by this you mean you want to only rely on your smartphone then the local storage you want is just that. Get a good SSD that you can connect to your phone and carry it around. Then share your phone’s screen to a TV over WiFi or copy the file to your phone’s internal storage and plug it with an USB to HDMI cable if that’s an option for you. A good app on Android for file browsing is MiXplorer.

I usually only think about running stuff like Jellyfin when I’m already using my PC, so turning it on or off is never an issue and I’ll never need an external server for this purpose.

Each EU country and state has a different set of laws. Think of it this way: if authoritarian jerks always had it their way it would be illegal to use an ad-blocker, send encrypted messages to your contacts, own a house, get a prescription for much needed medicine or even sit close to a person of a different skin color.
In uncertain times use pseudonyms, hide your tracks, keep things clean and tidy and leave your own party early.
But please if you’re sure the info you’re sharing could benefit most people break free from the abuse of, let’s say some Big Tech company, keep it up and count with my blessing. 💪💛