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Re:Running late for college, and the scooter is stuck in an ... by ryandrake on Monday March 18, 2024 @10:18AM (#39744897)
Yea I should clarify. I do care about CVEs and actively seek out and patch security vulnerabilities in the software I run. What I don’t care about is the manufacturer’s panic over the CVE, and their insistence on usurping my power to control my device, using the CVE as an excuse. Is that more understandable?
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Re:Running late for college, and the scooter is stuck in an ... by nonrandomstring on Monday March 18, 2024 @10:57AM (#39745462)
Yes definitely. I feel it's an important distinction to make because otherwise the authoritarians and profiteers of "for your own good" will jump on that and say "See! These stupid users claim not to care about security. We must mandate manufacturers manage that after purchase".

Nobody wants that, least of all manufacturers, unless they can use backdoors to spy on and ransom customers like printer and car makers are starting to.

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