Re:Rage Against the (Smart) Machine – Why I want my TV to be...
by euroderf on Sunday December 04, 2022 @10:10AM
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In Finland you can't lock the toy into the Happy Meal: the toy has to be sold separately too.
Using analogous logic, the EU could mandate that all audio-visual consumer devices can be sold at two prices:
One price for a machine that is effectively firewalled, and guaranteed not to accept anything from third-party websites OR to phone home (or anywhere it isn't asked to) (except of course when asked to go online to get software updates).
A second (presumably higher) price for infestation with crapware & nagware.
If the former is the default setting (which would be mandated), then the latter becomes inevitable, driven by the business models now in existence.
This regulation might be written to include computers too, which would be awesome.
Using analogous logic, the EU could mandate that all audio-visual consumer devices can be sold at two prices:
One price for a machine that is effectively firewalled, and guaranteed not to accept anything from third-party websites OR to phone home (or anywhere it isn't asked to) (except of course when asked to go online to get software updates).
A second (presumably higher) price for infestation with crapware & nagware.
If the former is the default setting (which would be mandated), then the latter becomes inevitable, driven by the business models now in existence.
This regulation might be written to include computers too, which would be awesome.