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DefectiveByDesign.org recently published an article entitled “The decade of DRM.” Included among the events were four events prior to 2000 that would set the stage for the introduction and proliferation of DRM (digital restrictions management), arguably one of the biggest steps backward for computing freedom ever. Even as far back as 2000, a lot of [...] A recent Gizmodo article reports on Kindle users being left in the dark with regard to knowing how many times they can download a purchased book, and on how many different devices they can read said book. The limits vary by publisher, but obviously Amazon has to maintain them on the servers responsible for the [...] While slightly old, I only recently stumbled across a Technologizer article that claims Microsoft can remotely disable (“brick”) an Xbox 360 console. The chilling effect here should be obvious. And I have two points to note about this. One, I am really glad I don’t do proprietary game consoles anymore. I miss them less as [...] |
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