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DeanOnFire t1_j14sp4g wrote

Reply to comment by spicytoastaficionado in New York State official climate plan calls for Right to Repair by fanopticon

What's embarrassing is how much of a stranglehold corporations have on policy. Repair shops aren't anything new, but the whole concept of planned obsolescence and intentionally blocking tech features if identical replacement parts are used (though it's been purported this has since been changed) and creating new chargers specific to just one product... there's so much we let tech giants get away with because everyone buys their goods. It IS embarrassing, but we've been on this track for a while.

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Que165 t1_j15b9k7 wrote

I wonder how much of it is due to Apple lining the pockets of lawmakers, or an aging congress who doesnt know how to send a text message

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IIAOPSW t1_j163anj wrote

And you know who's been lining the pockets of Apple? The consumers. Vote with your wallet, get what you vote for.

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MachWun t1_j15wwi1 wrote

That's only the tip of the iceberg. I am an auto tech there is an organization called nastra that brings all the manufacturers together and gets their scan tool functions able to be put on aftermarket scan tools. Mitsubishi has been out of Nastra compliance for 12 years and Tesla was trying to do the same thing with their Tesla toolbox but got shut down and ended up releasing it for free Mitsubishi is still out of compliance

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DeanOnFire t1_j15y55r wrote

Honestly, I just remembered about that whole garbage with the John Deere farm equipment having the subscription service that locks your tractor if you don't pay. I know it's not the same but the issue DOES reach further than Apple or Google.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j15cv7v wrote

While there’s definitely room for improvement it’s worth noting the government has been fighting Apple on locking cameras and Touch ID sensors to phones for years because it makes it harder to crack.

Being able to use a synthetic camera or Touch ID device would be a huge win for law enforcement.

And a week later you’d see those devices show up on eBay.

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fafalone t1_j1by6gx wrote

It would be trivial to design phones such that you could replace the fingerprint sensor only if the phone is reset, thus destroying the data. And the complexity and such an attack would mean little to no impact on resale of stolen devices. But then, security isn't the first priority with this policy, locking out independent repair shops is.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j1bys6y wrote

That still leaves several vectors since that phone might be reloaded with something compromised. That phone would have the same serial number and MAC address.

That would let a someone turn it into a Trojan horse if they can replicate enough of the experience of the device.

Totally not an acceptable solution. It needs to be more obvious who/how the phone was compromised.

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