-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/07/2016 02:20 AM, Miguel Tavares wrote: > > Getting any electronic device that doesn't require binary blobs is > becoming impossible.. Being able to find devices that you can actually > own (like being able to run your own code on it) is rather hard already. :( > > I guess the only way this would improve is if vendors of devices with > closed implementations would be held responsible for security of the > devices.
I've been saying this exact thing for some time now. Here in the US I don't think it's possible, but I wonder if there are any other countries willing to entertain this idea? Personally, if you "purchase" a device that you have no control over, no ability to modify, no ability to re-purpose, that can be upgraded / deactivated remotely, and that has to be thrown away when it no longer works, it should be legally treated as a leased item and the manufacturer should be held fully responsible when it no longer functions as intended. If it quacks like a duck, let's not call it a goose, OK? :-) - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJX0DyCAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbokgIALHcHKFd6u053TtPHuxWyQMf GvCxWVlVMyQfZFUBPHC0p5XuB1y9vOLI25gBz+/rXJWfNR/jWN4CUuzVlk5uepJ7 3DwQlSCctVsK8B9kv8SNAxma9k4nrLn4l536nYV5ZRML7oPcKGZ2oB50nD18XDWQ GA6v/Nfc+Hi4oSLsb9M/NbkN+XkXkc48QnQnV4a6nkbSR15fd9Ehp8Q4Ohxwjtbp tTO2KVOJZpWq8dMijpSKhJSRWVlyyurVNAeuOa6NZ+srCVZwO9rsGIcZm4w7U5lQ LKMI7hOfl0N6QFXAgDu0dWvyIN1r065RN7WUVBYyv4jRevRPG3NWsgb1wxo2lag= =+cp2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
