The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.

The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.

  • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Having someone use a remote kill command for an item you bought for reasons other than imminent threats to safety ought to be illegal. This shouldn’t be treated differently from a car salesman bricking your windshield after you drive off the lot.

      • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Is it still sabotage if the only thing they have sold is a license to use their product not the product itself. That is still their property.

        • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          1 month ago

          I’m no law expert, but as far as i know, there were already similiar cases. Reasoning (german law): Software required to run the product is not “licensed to use” but part of the product, which was bought, belongs the user and not the company. Remotely making the device unusable would indeed violate that term.

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Conversely, instead of blocking the data transfer, have it send false data. Maybe a few drop table inserts.