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~~== also see ==~~

~~[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]~~

~~[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]~~

~~[[Walled garden]]~~ / [[Software ~~Ecosystem]]~~

Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.

~~[[Bootloader unlocking]]~~

==Noteworthy bad practice examples==

=== ~~Common definition~~ ===

Software locks are security measures used to control access & features in consumer electronic hardware & software. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref> <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref>

~~==== [[Anti Interoperability]] ====~~

~~also see [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]]~~

===Anti Interoperability===

Also see: [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]], [[Anti Interoperability]], [[Hardware Anti Interoperability]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?]</ref>

wip stub example you can't use our competitors Bluetooth headset with our XYZ operating system because we invented a our own new proprietary XYZ Bluetooth audio codec and that product doesn't support it.

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apple's history of anti-Interoperability

~~also see: [[hardware Anti Interoperability]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?]~~

===Account-required products===

=== ~~examples~~ ===

=====Mobile phones=====

[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones require an account in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.

==== ~~account parring~~ in ~~apple iphones~~ ====

=====in appliances=====

~~-wip~~ [~~https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-~~to~~-stop-phone-software-locks/~~ ref]

hvac app activation of furnace control boards (also an example of [[Forced app download]] (editors note hard to find credible ref this is a thing with ruud furnace control boards) )

==== Binding hardware features to non-transferable user accounts / activation & licensing locks ====

====Binding hardware features to non-transferable user accounts / activation & licensing locks====

-wip

==== Server connectivity reliance ====

===Server connectivity reliance===

Also see: [[Subscription service]], [[Digital rights management]]

-wip

( also see: [[~~Subscription service~~]])

==Further reading / also see==

[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]

[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]

[[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]]

[[Bootloader unlocking]]

[[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware|Proprietary firmware]]

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-== also see ==
+{{StubNotice}}
-[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]
-[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]
-[[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]]
+Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.
-[[Bootloader unlocking]]
+==Noteworthy bad practice examples==
-=== Common definition ===
-Software locks are security measures used to control access & features in consumer electronic hardware & software. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref>  <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref>
-==== [[Anti Interoperability]] ====
-also see [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]]
+===Anti Interoperability===
+ Also see: [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]], [[Anti Interoperability]], [[Hardware Anti Interoperability]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?]</ref>
 wip  stub example you can't use our competitors Bluetooth headset with our XYZ operating system because we invented a our own new proprietary XYZ Bluetooth audio codec and that product doesn't support it.
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 apple's history of anti-Interoperability
-also see: [[hardware Anti Interoperability]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?]
+===Account-required products===
-=== examples ===
+=====Mobile phones=====
+[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones require an account in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.
-==== account parring in apple iphones ====
+=====in appliances=====
--wip [https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref]
+hvac app activation of furnace control boards (also an example of [[Forced app download]]  (editors note hard to find credible ref this is a thing with ruud furnace control boards) )
-==== Binding hardware features to non-transferable user accounts / activation & licensing locks ====
+====Binding hardware features to non-transferable user accounts / activation & licensing locks<!-- This needs a much shorter name -->====
 -wip
-==== Server connectivity reliance  ====
+===Server connectivity reliance===
+ Also see: [[Subscription service]], [[Digital rights management]]
 -wip
-( also see:  [[Subscription service]])
+==Further reading / also see==
+[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]
+[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]
+[[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]]
+[[Bootloader unlocking]]
+[[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware|Proprietary firmware]]
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