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The app that scans the code talks to the TPM in your phone to prove that your phone is running an unmodified Google OS.

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So openclaw or whatever future software will run or control unmodified google os devices.

Which would be meaningful if phones weren't remotely controllable.

So the net effect is every AI agent will also have and connect to a physical phone.

The attestation will include a unique ID of the phone, so that if you get banned you have to keep buying new phones and keep paying money to Google. Google won't stop this because it makes them money.

And the official Google OS just won't feature remote-control software.

There's also remote control hardware (a printer-like device can operate a touchscreen). But the first point stands, yes. Be it a phone or another hardware attestation device, they and Apple will be giving "I am human, let me participate in society" checkmarks out, directly or indirectly for money

Or keep stealing IMEI IDs. Now regular people will start getting banned from the internet because of bot activity. You would open your phone one day and see "You have been disconnected from society" and there will be nothing you can do.

It will be cryptographically secure, but you can still pass the captcha code onto a different user so their phone gets banned instead.

One can expect it will be tied to a government ID, at which point they ban you from the internet if you disobey them.

... which is why you'll get locked out if you happen to visit an unusual number of sites in a day.

I know that's the final destination, but I didn't see that listed in the requirements page linked above. Any proof of this affecting the current implementation?

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