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[US] FTC urges smart device makers to disclose software update lifecycles (www.theregister.com)

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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

New FTC (circa Jan 20) will require that you buy a new device each time you want a software update.

You're joking, but it's not unreasonable to assume an oligarch-run regime (nothing to do with US or Trump specifically) is going to leverge its power to get kickbacks and benefits for their own gang and partner gangs.