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   Quixoticgeek (quixoticgeek@social.v.st)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 20:46:11 JST Quixoticgeek

   Advantages of right to repair. You can take your device apart to check what has been added along the supply chain.

   Right to repair is now a security issue.

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     uzayran (uzayran@cyberplace.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 21:55:10 JST uzayran

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     • Rocketman

     @slothrop @quixoticgeek a right to repair legal framework should make it so that your devices are built in a way that you can put them back together after taking them apart

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 21:55:12 JST Rocketman

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     @quixoticgeek What I meant was:

     Technically speaking, you can always take apart and inspect a device in your possession. But e.g. sharing information about it publicly might get you sued by the OEM.

     This is something that private individuals and companies worry about, but not intelligence agencies.

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     Quixoticgeek (quixoticgeek@social.v.st)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 21:55:13 JST Quixoticgeek

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     • Rocketman

     @slothrop not sure where suing comes into it. But checking the device is what you think it is should now be the norm.

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 21:55:15 JST Rocketman

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     @quixoticgeek This is an excellent point,

     though I doubt that anyone has ever derived much happiness from suing the Mossad.