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[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Technical fixes only work for the technical and often it's technically working against the law. We need the law on our side, not the corporations. So we need to engage with law as much as technology. Or we end having to break technologies like secure boot and laws.

[–] khaleer@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Do you really think the lawmakers would listen to the poor instead of corporations?

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

We have wins before, via groups like EEF. There are Pirate Parties and all kind of Right To Repair and digital freedom groups. The corporations don't want us to fight or even have a voice.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

There are ways, yes

[–] john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

if people like Louis Rossman can change legislation in our favor (talking about right to repair), I don't see why not