Software locks: Difference between revisions

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~~===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> software locks by definition are not a bad practice and are very necessary for basic cyber security and operation of most hardware.

=== Noteworthy bad practice examples ===

== Noteworthy bad practice examples ==

~~====[[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 ===

~~====account parring====~~

=====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.

=====~~in apple iphones~~=====

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

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

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====

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====Server connectivity reliance====

=== Server connectivity reliance ===

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

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

==Further reading / also see==

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-===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> software locks by definition are not a bad practice and are very necessary for basic cyber security and operation of most hardware.
-=== Noteworthy bad practice examples ===
+== Noteworthy bad practice examples ==
-====[[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 ===
-====account parring====
+=====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.
-=====in apple iphones=====
--wip [https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref]
 =====in appliances=====
 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==