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Re:UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would ... by TomMarius on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:07AM (#18646638)
> EU countries already have rather strict consumer protection laws but they really haven't been designed for situations where a hardware product can be rendered unusable by insecure software.

That is definitely covered by the standard 2 year warranty as insecurity (when security is expected) is seen as defect. If they don't fix it you get your money back. I successfully got my money back for several phones after 1 to 1.5 years.

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Re:UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would ... by andai on Monday December 10, 2018 @08:52AM (#18647853)
First time I've heard of this, this is really interesting. Don't most phones release updates for the first ~2 years? Maybe this law is the reason?
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Re:UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would ... by TomMarius on Monday December 10, 2018 @09:17AM (#18648020)
Indeed most phones do. This law however applies to resellers of cheap chinese phones of small brands as well, which was my case.
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