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(11,166 posts)One irritating thing Apple iPhones and John Deere tractors have in common
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/02/one-thing-apple-iphones-and-john-deere-tractors-have-in-common-pennlive-editorial.html
You would think if you own an iPhone, or a printer or even a tractor, when it breaks you could just take it to someone to get it fixed or fix it yourself if youre handy enough.
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Apple and John Deere shareholders file resolutions questioning their anti-repair stances
https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/apple-and-john-deere-shareholders-file-resolutions-questioning-their-anti-repair
On Monday, September 13, Green Century Capital Management°, PIRG's affiliated socially responsible mutual fund company, announced that it had filed resolutions with both John Deere and Apple calling for an account on the companies anti-competitive repair policies.
mopinko
(69,806 posts)pretty sure i read that here. early on.
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)My guess is both companies will simply encrypt literally all data or signal traffic in their systems, even where it's not needed. No key and the unofficial parts won't work. So long as they claim it's for "security against hackers" most ignorant judges will see it as justified. Most of the bills include "digital locks" but...all they have to do to skirt the law is make the key available...after 4 emails, 5 hour long phone calls and a three day wait period.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)It will join:
"for security reasons"
"Because of policy"
"due to regulations"
"Because of Covid"
You can use them for just about anything.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)I am so proud of the youth in our country stepping up and trying to fix the mess we are in. Not one Republican will lift a finger to fix it because they are too busy damaging it. I know we have a few of our own in the way, but Republicans are truly cutthroat and will not change no matter how many are hurting.
We must win over more seats and keep them out of power for at least a decade..seriously.
K&R for change.
George II
(67,782 posts)...."dark money organizations".