Software locks: Difference between revisions

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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.

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><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.

==Noteworthy bad practice examples==

===Anti Interoperability===

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

See also: {{Wplink|Proprietary protocols}}

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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===Account-required products===

=====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 appliances=====

=====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) )

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====

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==Further reading ~~/ also see~~==

==Further reading==

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

[[Digital rights management]]

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

{{Wplink|Comparison of open-source and closed-source software|Proprietary software}}

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

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[[Bootloader unlocking]]

~~[[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware~~|Proprietary firmware]]

~~<references />~~

==References==

[[Category:Common terms]]

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-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.
+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><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.
 ==Noteworthy bad practice examples==
 ===Anti Interoperability===
- Also see: [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]]
+See also: {{Wplink|Proprietary protocols}}
 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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 ===Account-required products===
 =====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 appliances=====
+=====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) )
+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<!-- This needs a much shorter name -->====
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 -wip
-==Further reading / also see==
+==Further reading==
-[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]
+[[Digital rights management]]
-[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]
+{{Wplink|Comparison of open-source and closed-source software|Proprietary software}}
 [[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]]
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 [[Bootloader unlocking]]
-[[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware|Proprietary firmware]]
+{{Wplink|Proprietary firmware}}
-<references />
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Common terms]]