This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

  • voluble@lemmy.ca
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    Register as a manufacturer of 3D printers

    Government gives you an updated, comprehensive archive of STL files your firmware must reject

    ???

    Profit

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      If only the government were that incompetent. But even I have my doubts they would distribute anything more than hashes.

      Still, changing a hash is ridiculously simple.

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        True haha. But yeah, a file hash is actually uniquely useless in this case, any gcode spun out of a slicer is going to be hardware and user specific.

        Just seems like there would be opportunities for hacking and reverse engineering this measure. At it’s root, it’s a measure that builds firearm information into the firmware, surely that could be exploited by a person who wanted to do that sort of thing.