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submitted 20 hours ago by sqgl@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Halfway through he describes this as malicious compliance with the "right to repair" law. Apple and others are making a mockery of the law.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

they dont charge those paywalls to dealers, this is just a way to force consumers to service their cars with expensive partners

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

It'll be reverse engineered and a tool on AliExpress for $50 within a few months. Dealer software will be cracked.

Then it's just an arms race between the OTA updates and the pirates.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

yeap but then we lose warranty…

this would be easily addressed through legislation but our govs are just too corrupt to function