[pixl97]

And if the first time you get it online it just updates itself to malware?

That's the biggest problem with any device that updates.

Yea, this will work for the moment and the seller will be covered in the sense that "well, it wasn't infected when we sold it".

[deaton]

The law is not software. It would be very easy to argue that a streaming stick that automatically downloads malware is no different from one that came with malware.

[pixl97]

And that's where the retailer is no longer in the loop, which is what this thread was about.