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who@feddit.org to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 11 days ago

This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

www.wired.com

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This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

www.wired.com

who@feddit.org to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 11 days ago
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Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.
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    I think it would be fair to say that if you’re forbidden to fix it, you don’t truly own it.

    Keep it up, sister!

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      I’m a dude. Don’t necessarily not call me that but just so you’re aware. Thanks sister

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        All I could do was guess based on very little info. Doesn’t really matter; it was figurative, not literal. :)

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you’re_a_dog

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          Fair enough

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