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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by computerfriend on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @11:41AM (#37393253)
Maybe that figure would change if the firmware could indeed be updated.
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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by NegativeK on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @12:06PM (#37393702)
It would change, but again -- it wouldn't be appreciable.

Security policy is needed that accounts for the behaviors of the vast majority of users.

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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by Larrikin on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @01:00PM (#37394648)
Users update their phones, there's no reason they can't be educated to update their other devices
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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by NegativeK on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @01:36PM (#37395136)
Most non-technical users that I know don't actively update their phones and push back when I tell them that they need to do so faster than the automatic process because of an actively exploited vulnerability.
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