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by ivansmf 145 days ago
The existence of a kill switch plus tracking in legislation very likely means the manufacturers wanted to track and sell user data and needed a scapegoat to avoid customer backlash. I would profoundly surprised if we don't find a lobbyist at the bottom of this.
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I think the bigger incentive was repos, but this was considered a side-benefit.