Comment on Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions [pdf]parentComments−KSteffensen5yThe unsafe car makes the roads unsafe for everyone, not just the driver of the car.Bad phones make for bad times for whoever uses the phone, not for anyone else. Also, people rarely get killed by bad consumer electronics.−Anarch157a5yBad phones can lead tonmass surveillance by dictatorships and persecution of dissidents, ensuring that manufactures keep up with security for an extended period of time could help those populations a lot.
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The unsafe car makes the roads unsafe for everyone, not just the driver of the car.
Bad phones make for bad times for whoever uses the phone, not for anyone else. Also, people rarely get killed by bad consumer electronics.
Bad phones can lead tonmass surveillance by dictatorships and persecution of dissidents, ensuring that manufactures keep up with security for an extended period of time could help those populations a lot.