Comment on California just passed a law forcing mandatory DRM in 3D printers
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
They’ve just banned the sale of all 3D printers in California. Even if you lock down the firmware it’s impossible for an algorithm to tell what can be used as a gun part.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Any such algorithm would be patched out of a jailbroken version of the firmware in minutes. 3D printers are already running on FOSS, so this is worse than useless. Anyone who wants to print a working gun will be able to do so trivially.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
That’s what the bill is designed to stop.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I don’t think they know what it’s designed to stop. Seems like this is pretty clearly just a piece of conspicuous legislation passed just to make it look like they’re actually doing something.