Mazda's $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option | Carscoops
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Right-to-repair advocates believe that car owners should have full ownership of the technology embedded in their vehicles

Right-to-repair advocates believe that car owners should have full ownership of the technology embedded in their vehicles

  • BrikoXOPMEnglish
    3•2 months ago

    Additionally the “workaround” that someone provided still uses those connected services <…>

    It literally didn’t. All it used was API endpoint, which by definition is not proprietary.

    “right to repair”

    Right to repair is about ownership. If a company can take away features or product you paid for, you don’t own it, you rent it.

    • @CookieOfFortuneEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      Yeah the problem is Mazda was abusing the DMCA instead of setting up their API properly. The API should fail if you try to use it without a subscription. It seems like this check was done elsewhere, which is just bad design. And then they used the legal system to cover it up.