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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by fourthark on Friday December 27, 2019 @09:53PM (#21896723)
Doesn’t seem like a “one time lock that is forever disabled upon purchase“ would work for your use case. You’d need Apple-style Find My / Brick My stuff.
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Re:Sonos's “recycle mode” intentionally bricks devices so th... by michaelmrose on Sunday December 29, 2019 @02:46AM (#21904676)
I'm more thinking about the retail end. Any lock which could be used after purchase is a danger to the users freedom. Although a decentralized solution is certainly possible. For example requiring the tool to talk to the users server I cannot imagine it being practical in the context of users today.
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