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It really doesn't feel that hard to write legislation that exempts uses that are definitionally network tied. But, to continue the phone analogy, if it somehow
by MostlyStable 3y ago
It really doesn't feel that hard to write legislation that exempts uses that are definitionally network tied. But, to continue the phone analogy, if it somehow loses network access, I expet to be able to turn it on, take photos, run local software (that isn't network dependent), etc. Losing network access should not turn the device into a brick including non-network related functions.
- jeroenhd 3y agoI agree, but "brick" is subjective. If Google turns off the jamboard servers and turns them into normal whiteboards, are they bricks? They were bought specifically with video calling in mind. Turning them into power hungry competitors for a slab of treated plastic sounds pretty bricky to me, like pushing firmware to a phone that turns it into a fancy front camera mirror. Even if Google just disables the software entirely and turns these smart panels into a big, rectangular light panel, they still serve some function. Ideally you'd write some sort of legislation that will ensure that products like these become open so that third parties like Zoom can integrate with them so that they remain functional. I can't think of a good way to describe that concept in legal terms, though, at least not without making it very hard to sell any connected device at all.