Google's new Pixel 11 ships with an IP68 dust and water resistance rating and a flashy RGB light module on the Pro model—and both features reveal the same scam: you buy the hardware, but Google decides what you're allowed to do with it, while the data flows one way: straight to them.

The establishment tech press spent its ink this cycle on two questions that miss the point entirely. SlashGear devoted a full explainer to whether the Pixel 11 is