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  • 0x0@programming.devOP
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    2 months ago

    Actually, they did comment, it was a very subtle stab at the fact that this company enforces built-in obsolescence by embedding tracking in their parts, akin to what HP does to ink cartridges.

    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      The gps isnt the issue there tho. That part is important for its function. But that data going back to the manufacturer, thats the real issue.