Software locks: Difference between revisions
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== also see == | ==also see== | ||
[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]] | [[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]] | ||
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[[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]] | [[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]] | ||
[[Bootloader unlocking]] | [[Bootloader unlocking]] | ||
=== Common definition === | [[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware|Proprietary firmware]] | ||
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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 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]] ==== | ====[[Anti Interoperability]]==== | ||
also see [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]] | also see [[wikipedia:Proprietary_protoco|Proprietary protocols]] | ||
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also see: [[hardware Anti Interoperability]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?] | also see: [[hardware Anti Interoperability]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?] | ||
=== examples === | ===examples=== | ||
==== account parring in apple iphones ==== | ====account parring==== | ||
===== in apple iphones ===== | |||
-wip [https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] | -wip [https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] | ||
==== Binding hardware features to non-transferable user accounts / activation & licensing locks ==== | ===== 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==== | |||
-wip | -wip | ||
==== Server connectivity reliance | ====Server connectivity reliance==== | ||
-wip | -wip | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 27 January 2025
also see
Walled garden / Software Ecosystem
Common definition
Software locks are security measures used to control access & features in consumer electronic hardware & software. [1] [2]
Anti Interoperability
also see 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.
real example apple mfi certifications on charging and data transfer accessories
apple's history of anti-Interoperability
also see: hardware Anti Interoperability / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?
examples
account parring
in apple iphones
-wip 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
-wip
Server connectivity reliance
-wip
( also see: Subscription service)