nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq0000003zmk89narqpczy4ff6rnuht2wu05na7kpnh3mak7z2tqzssxadyp It's not correct information. EU has not killed unlocking devices. This law applies to desktops and laptops as much as smartphones due to those having Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, which many people frequently forget about. It does stop people installing another OS on their devices and there isn't really a bigger impact on smartphones than laptops and desktops. It's a typical misinformation news cycle. Other news paraphrase stories.
We are really going crazy
https://xiaomitime.com/eu-kills-android-bootloader-unlock-starting-august-1-59449/
Discussion
Do we foresee this impacting OEM unlocking on Pixels? I'm confused by your response
OK thanks for the correction
Tanks for the clarification.
> It does stop people installing another OS
You mean "doesn't stop people", right?
As stated elsewhere, a law lives on its interpretation, and every interpretation is instrumental. Probabably the article is alarmist and has a clickbait title, following a persomal instrumental interpretation as well, but the fact that Samsung locked its OS few days ago is a suspicious coincidence.
The queston is: is it possible that other manufacturers, Google included, use this law to arbitrary decide to lock the bootloafer? It's not a crazy scenario to me, given the absurd things they did in the past.
I think that in these cases, always paying attention to don't spread dangerous misinformation (here I don't see harm), is better to take in consideration the worst outcome. If "they" see that we are worried, they will be careful not to exaggerate; if we ignore the matter, they will do whatever suits them.
I defnitly would also rather be save than sorry. Do you have a link to said law? I did not find on a fast search.
Defnitly it is important to call out Samsung, when they do not allow bootloader unlock anymore. Agree with this.
My concern was only to spread information, that is not based on facts. Because no matter how grave a story is. Only when it is based on true facts, it could be relevant.
DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0053
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2022/30
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R0030
Note: I originally read this Italian article:
https://www.tomshw.it/smartphone/leuropa-ha-ucciso-il-software-libero-per-gli-smartphone
that seems more balanced and informed (and not an AI slop at all), but shared the xiaomitime.com one because it's in english; this later actually seems less detailed.