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who@feddit.org to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 5 days ago

This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

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This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

www.wired.com

who@feddit.org to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 5 days ago
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Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.
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  • TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works
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    I feel some kind of innate shit in me in my humanness that says fixing a thing I own cannot be illegal. Period full stop no questions or exceptions.

    Somehow, I’ll fight whatever in court, because I’m fine with what I’m doing

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      I think it would be fair to say that if you’re forbidden to fix it, you don’t truly own it.

      Keep it up, sister!

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        I’m a dude. Don’t necessarily not call me that but just so you’re aware. Thanks sister

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          All I could do was guess based on very little info. Doesn’t really matter; it was figurative, not literal. :)

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you’re_a_dog

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            Fair enough

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      I think, legally forbidden fixing could make sense for things that people’s life depends on, like health devices, or amusement park installations, or aviation. On the other hand, I don’t know if that is applied reasonably in reality (likely not)

      Edit: I mean, even in that case the repairs are allowed, but only for a qualified party

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        Are you including cars?

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          Only if it’s a special transport, i.e. an ambulance, a fire truck, or such

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    And they also fund far-righters… whyyyyyyy

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      who does? FULU?

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    This is a fascinating company! How are they funded? Did I miss that in the article?

    This is the kinda shit rich people could do. Put a million bucks in a fund, use the growth for payouts, never run out of money.

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    Just you wait, DrewDevault will shit on this too.

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