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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Actually, they did comment, it was a very subtle stab at the fact that this company enforces built-in obsolescence by embedding tracking in their parts, akin to what HP does to ink cartridges.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

The gps isnt the issue there tho. That part is important for its function. But that data going back to the manufacturer, thats the real issue.