Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
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Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#2Interesting bit (translated) :
> A practice contrary to the principle of the anti-waste law
> In France, serialization is theoretically prohibited, according to Alexandre Isaac. Since the entry into force of the anti-waste law in November 2021, the consumer code mentions that "any technique, including software, by which a marketer aims to make it impossible to repair or recondition a device or to limit the restoration of all the functionalities of such a device outside its approved circuits is prohibited”.
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#3Such considerations must incorporate public safety/crime considerations as well. Smartphones are often the most expensive thing we have on our person and became a huge target for thieves. Locking/bricking went a long way towards reducing this, and then limiting the value of resale parts did again.
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#4Wonder how Renault is handling it. All of their spare electronic parts have vin locks that only the dealer is supposed to be able to modify.
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#5Wonder how Renault is handling it. All of their spare electronic parts have vin locks that only the dealer is supposed to be able to modify.
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#6Wonder how Renault is handling it. All of their spare electronic parts have vin locks that only the dealer is supposed to be able to modify.
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Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#7Interesting bit (translated) : > A practice contrary to the principle of the anti-waste law > In France, serialization is theoretically prohibited, according to Alexandre Isaac. Since the entry into force of the anti-waste law in November 2021, the consumer code mentions that "any technique, including software, by which a marketer aims to make it impossible to repair or recondition a device or to limit the restoratio…
Huh, I wonder if a lawyer could win the argument that printer companies who restrict 3rd-party cartridges violate this law...
Next on eBay: "Buy French ink for HP printers, use VPN to download the French drivers!".
"PC CHARGER LA LETTRE?! WTF does that mean?"
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#8Such considerations must incorporate public safety/crime considerations as well. Smartphones are often the most expensive thing we have on our person and became a huge target for thieves. Locking/bricking went a long way towards reducing this, and then limiting the value of resale parts did again.
Not only that but ensuring genuine parts also goes a long way against hardware-based attacks.
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#9Interesting bit (translated) : > A practice contrary to the principle of the anti-waste law > In France, serialization is theoretically prohibited, according to Alexandre Isaac. Since the entry into force of the anti-waste law in November 2021, the consumer code mentions that "any technique, including software, by which a marketer aims to make it impossible to repair or recondition a device or to limit the restoratio…
Any technique with makes it impossible to repair or recondition by definition also makes it more difficult to pwn. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35954422 for one example.
Re: Planned obsolescence: Apple attacked for the “serialization” of its spare parts
#10I don't mean to be the devil's advocate, but I'm pretty sure that disabling Face ID when replacing the camera with a generic one is primarily a measure to thwart potential hardware-based attacks...