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  1. How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

    This story takes some twists and turns.

    For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
    - People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
    - Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
    - We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

    #RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

  2. How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

    This story takes some twists and turns.

    For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
    - People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
    - Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
    - We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

    #RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

  3. How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

    This story takes some twists and turns.

    For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
    - People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
    - Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
    - We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

    #RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

  4. How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

    This story takes some twists and turns.

    For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
    - People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
    - Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
    - We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

    #RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

  5. How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
    abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

    This story takes some twists and turns.

    For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
    - People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
    - Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
    - We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

    #RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

  6. @pluralistic

    #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Amazon's #Alexa

    (1/3)

    👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈

    Is this globally?

    How e. g. in the EU.
    US laws don't apply there.

    "If the #Echo is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...

    pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt

  7. @pluralistic

    #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Amazon's #Alexa

    (1/3)

    👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈

    Is this globally?

    How e. g. in the EU.
    US laws don't apply there.

    "If the #Echo is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...

    pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt

  8. @pluralistic

    #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Amazon's #Alexa

    (1/3)

    👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈

    Is this globally?

    How e. g. in the EU.
    US laws don't apply there.

    "If the #Echo is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...

    pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt

  9. @pluralistic

    #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Amazon's #Alexa

    (1/3)

    👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈

    Is this globally?

    How e. g. in the EU.
    US laws don't apply there.

    "If the #Echo is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...

    pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt

  10. @pluralistic

    #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Amazon's #Alexa

    (1/3)

    👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈

    Is this globally?

    How e. g. in the EU.
    US laws don't apply there.

    "If the #Echo is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...

    pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt

  11. CW: Long thread/12

    But *zero* app users have installed ad-blockers, because reverse-engineering an app requires that you bypass its encryption, triggering liability under #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct. This law provides for a $500,000 fine and a 5-year prison sentence for "circumvention" of access controls:

    pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/you

    12/

  12. CW: Long thread/12

    But *zero* app users have installed ad-blockers, because reverse-engineering an app requires that you bypass its encryption, triggering liability under #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct. This law provides for a $500,000 fine and a 5-year prison sentence for "circumvention" of access controls:

    pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/you

    12/

  13. CW: Long thread/12

    But *zero* app users have installed ad-blockers, because reverse-engineering an app requires that you bypass its encryption, triggering liability under #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct. This law provides for a $500,000 fine and a 5-year prison sentence for "circumvention" of access controls:

    pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/you

    12/

  14. CW: Long thread/12

    But *zero* app users have installed ad-blockers, because reverse-engineering an app requires that you bypass its encryption, triggering liability under #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct. This law provides for a $500,000 fine and a 5-year prison sentence for "circumvention" of access controls:

    pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/you

    12/

  15. CW: Long thread/12

    But *zero* app users have installed ad-blockers, because reverse-engineering an app requires that you bypass its encryption, triggering liability under #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct. This law provides for a $500,000 fine and a 5-year prison sentence for "circumvention" of access controls:

    pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/you

    12/

  16. CW: Long thread/25

    This means that when a vendor end-of-lifes a gadget, no one can make an alternative OS for it, so off the landfill it goes.

    It doesn't help that UEFI - and other trusted computing modules - are covered by #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (#DMCA), which makes it a felony to publish information that can bypass or weaken the system.

    25/

  17. CW: Long thread/25

    This means that when a vendor end-of-lifes a gadget, no one can make an alternative OS for it, so off the landfill it goes.

    It doesn't help that UEFI - and other trusted computing modules - are covered by #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (#DMCA), which makes it a felony to publish information that can bypass or weaken the system.

    25/

  18. CW: Long thread/25

    This means that when a vendor end-of-lifes a gadget, no one can make an alternative OS for it, so off the landfill it goes.

    It doesn't help that UEFI - and other trusted computing modules - are covered by #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (#DMCA), which makes it a felony to publish information that can bypass or weaken the system.

    25/

  19. CW: Long thread/25

    This means that when a vendor end-of-lifes a gadget, no one can make an alternative OS for it, so off the landfill it goes.

    It doesn't help that UEFI - and other trusted computing modules - are covered by #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (#DMCA), which makes it a felony to publish information that can bypass or weaken the system.

    25/

  20. CW: Long thread/25

    This means that when a vendor end-of-lifes a gadget, no one can make an alternative OS for it, so off the landfill it goes.

    It doesn't help that UEFI - and other trusted computing modules - are covered by #Section1201 of the #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (#DMCA), which makes it a felony to publish information that can bypass or weaken the system.

    25/

  21. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner)

    Google Play... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987155 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #policy #google

  22. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner)

    Google Play... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987155 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #policy #google

  23. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner)

    Google Play... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987155 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #policy #google

  24. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner)

    Google Play... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987155 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #policy #google

  25. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner)

    Google Play... - arstechnica.com/?p=1987155 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #policy #google

  26. Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices - Enlarge / The Downloader app that was suspended from Google Play. (cred... - arstechnica.com/?p=1986644 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #androidtv #policy #dmca

  27. Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices - Enlarge / The Downloader app that was suspended from Google Play. (cred... - arstechnica.com/?p=1986644 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #androidtv #policy #dmca

  28. Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices - Enlarge / The Downloader app that was suspended from Google Play. (cred... - arstechnica.com/?p=1986644 #digitalmillenniumcopyrightact #googleplay #androidtv #policy #dmca