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You know that repo companies lock the car if you don't pay? If the car is in motion they speed limit it, and once it turns off it won't go back on (sometimes t
by ars 4y ago
You know that repo companies lock the car if you don't pay?
If the car is in motion they speed limit it, and once it turns off it won't go back on (sometimes they'll allow it to go on, but with a very low speed).
I'm not sure the repo model is the one to copy here.......
Basically the phone is not yours until you pay for it, if it's not yours they can lock it. It's not really that controversial. If they kept the lock after that they would be unethical, but they don't. (Phone companies did do that in the past though.)
- harry8 4y agoDon't know that no. Separate issue. Even more evil. That is not reposession and I don't know how that ever got to be legal. Look forward to those hacking stories...
- ars 4y agoFrom this and other replies you seem perfectly fine with stealing from companies. Until you pay for it, the object is not yours, I don't see why you are okay with hacking something that isn't yours.
- harry8 4y agoI think you're perfectly fine putting words into someone's mouth and drawing unwarranted inferences about their views and I think there's more evidence to back that view too. Doing so is crap, does not result in useful discussion and HN deserves better.