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minus-squareMakeitstop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoA manufacturer bricking your device remotely should be treated as destruction of property, no different than if they walked in and smashed it with a baseball bat.
minus-squareRedGreenBlue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut how do you make the average consumer understand that they should be angry about this?
A manufacturer bricking your device remotely should be treated as destruction of property, no different than if they walked in and smashed it with a baseball bat.
But how do you make the average consumer understand that they should be angry about this?