Software locks: Difference between revisions

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==~~also see~~==

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

===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.

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

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

~~[[Bootloader unlocking]]~~

=== Noteworthy bad practice examples ===

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

===~~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]]====

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

~~===examples===~~

====account parring====

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

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

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

===== 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) )

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( 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==
-[[Digital rights management|DRM (digital right managment)]]
+===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.
-[[wikipedia:Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software|Proprietary Software]]
-[[Walled garden]] / [[Software Ecosystem]]
-[[Bootloader unlocking]]
+=== Noteworthy bad practice examples ===
-[[wikipedia:Proprietary_firmware|Proprietary firmware]]
-===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]]====
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 also see: [[hardware Anti Interoperability]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_hardware?]
-===examples===
 ====account parring====
-===== in apple iphones =====
+=====in apple iphones=====
 -wip [https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref]
-===== 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) )
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 ( 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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