- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
New York’s state budget could pass within days. Buried deep in the text is a provision that has nothing to do with balancing the books. Part C of the budget bill would require every 3D printer sold in New York to run surveillance software that scans every design file you create, and blocks anything an algorithm flags as a potential firearm component . A separate provision would expose researchers, journalists, and educators to felony charges simply for possessing or sharing certain design files.
It’s cute how they think they can control every technology by controlling commercial sales. And this after 3D printing started as this huge RepRap movement where everybody and their friend built their 3D printer from online instructions and rollerblade bearings.
Up next: when buy a 3D printer kit, you have to agree to only flash the unmodified firmware on your Arduino, and not one of the forks from Github. And you are no longer allowed to create your own hardware at home, or tinker with electronics of any kind, or publish instruction how to make your own electronics. And after that, you now need to register yourself before you can use a debugger.
Stallman was right: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html
This is from 1997, mainly about books but it mentions debuggers and “free kernels” (linux and… hurd?). Considering that they also want to force OSs to require their users’ age and some Linux distros won’t do it… illegal Linux distros may be in our future.