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Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns (arstechnica.com)
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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But do "illegal" things matter when there is no enforcement?

The last several years scream a resounding "no!".

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

Congress: create organizations to enforce its rules

Organizations: enforces those rules

Congress: yo, actually only we can do that