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Newag […] is suing ethical hackers who exposed its anti-repair software, threatening independent repair and consumer rights.
It sounds like the hackers are threatening the company with independent repair and consumer rights
ethical hackers
Now all we need is for some unethical ones to hack them into bankruptcy.
It’s always great to see how the EU handles IP and large companies compared to the US.
If the articles series of events and statements are true I wonder if the hackers will win. The company initiating the lock initially created a state where un-serviced trains locked up. It seems a straightforward case of bug fixing that is allowed in EU law.
It’s an article from 2025 July, if you follow the story it doesn’t contain new information
I read that back then and was wondering if there were any new developments. Looks like checking the comments always pays off.
There’s a lot of this “I bought it but it’s not mine” going on. Computers, phones, farm tractors… I did this little art project trying to express that. A locked dictionary. Title: Hard Bound, Bound Hard.
It’s called anti-circumvention law and is typically forced into trade agreements by America to allow corporations to enforce IP protection in foreign countries.
Cory Doctorow’s recent talk on it was very informative and he notes how eliminating those laws can be a way for countries to eed dependance on US tech.
Thanks for sharing that talk, it’s pretty good.
I always find his talks interesting, because it often feels like it’s the same core talk each time, but changed through iterative refining of his ideas and rhetoric due to how often he gets the chance to talk about these issues.
Even though I’ve seen many of his talks before, I am surprised at how skillfully he is able to weave in new angles and themes. I mean, he has been doing this stuff for literal decades, but still, it’s impressive.
something tells me thats whats going to happen once americas economy brakes down.
I’m trying to figure out why this photo has such a strong 2000s aesthetic to it.
Probably the flash
Drop leaf WOOD table, acrylic glasses, silverware placement, hardback book…
Because it’s genuine? I dunno. That’s the vibe I got.
I did this during a party at my house. It was my design. We took turns drilling a hole for the chain, a different person put the chain on, another put the lock on, and the last person bent the key till it was un-useable. Locked knowledge. We are starved for knowledge (expensive college), but drowning in information (free advertising).
“Reinforcement Learning From Advertiser Feedback”
That’s the gist of this century thus far, isn’t it? :P
I should mention that I really like this art piece because it splits people into two groups.
Women HATE it, I ruined a table and you can’t read the dictionary. Men LOVE it, outside the box destruction.
I recently did another piece that split people into rich vs poor. The well-to-do people complain to me and the poor people shake my hand.
Would like Davids stars juxtaposed with the swatchtikas but that could get you in some trouble.
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
This has been my favourite tech story for the past few years, I hope the train company gets put in its place properly this time.
Edit: This article is from July last year.
Looking at the requested penalty makes me wonder why they didn’t request one trillion. I mean if you are being blatant about your ulterior motive to scare off further investigation into your unethical practices.
Anyway they now got the stink on them. Any railway operator dealing with them will have no one but themselves to blame going forward.
Unfortunately, EU laws mean that they have to let companies bid on contracts, so their influence on who they deal with is somewhat limited.
Even if this is true, and I make no comment on that, you may very well be correct. Without further laws/treaties bidding ≠ selecting. I assume one of the criteria is the company’s fitness.
The train operators should recognise that they are in a bit of a monopsony, here.
Add more requirements to the contract that make these kinds of practices impossible/harder to pull off
If you post hard enough you can get a company to sue you out of desperation.
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