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That's devious and evil. Do you have further details about the mechanics? e.g. if it's delivered by JavaScript embedded in a PDF then maybe one could introduce
by throw10920 2y ago
That's devious and evil. Do you have further details about the mechanics? e.g. if it's delivered by JavaScript embedded in a PDF then maybe one could introduce a proxy that strips that out.
- pbhjpbhj 2y agoUnless they got specific consent that sounds like unauthorised access and unauthorised alteration of a computer system (which I gather to be judged criminal in UK & USA at least).
- skissane 2y ago> unauthorised access and unauthorised alteration of a computer system (which I gather to be judged criminal in UK & USA at least). I doubt it would ever be prosecuted. It is important to remember that the law doesn’t mean what you think it means, it means what the average prosecutor and/or judge thinks it means. Those laws were invented for use against scary “hackers”, not printer manufacturers updating their own products
- andy_ppp 2y agoYes, it's amazing how we have given corporations all the powers and none of the responsibilities of individuals over the years.
- plagiarist 2y agoCrimes in the US are only for individuals (and even then only for poors). If you are a registered corporation you may defraud, steal, or manslaughter without consequence.
- mrkstu 2y agoI’m sure we all consented when we clicked through the driver installation screens…
- Brian_K_White 2y agoI would call it that, but no one in the government will. Printer manufacturers lawyers will just equate it with the same automatic updates that the printer will do by itself if it could. And they will have a dozen words buried somewhere in the middle of a bible sized tos that you "agreed to".
- mystified5016 2y agoThey do get explicit consent. That's what the EULA is.
- account42 2y agoHaving the method exist is reasonable - you want to have as many fallbacks as possible to avoid bricking the device if you manage to break the main update flow. Applying updates without user consent is the evil part.
- Brian_K_White 2y agoAgreed the mechanism is just practical and robust engineering. The only problem is the closed source drivers that could use it at any time.