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FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

default value: 2 years

[–] thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

2 years plus source code and working oss backends or 10 years (and still source code).

2 years will just ensure endless forced upgrade cycles IMO.

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[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Can they even after the Supreme Court ruling?

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago

Perhaps more important is to have devices start or fall open... if the OEM has lost interest in it, let others support the device. Make ewaste valuable and avoidable.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

The all new Fard Shitsta will reverse camera software supported for 10 whole years!

10 years later....

Well, it doesn't run anymore, fine you can have it for 20 bucks.

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

5 year minimum and the are forced to open source every abandoned project

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