The Post-American Internet
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L'internet Post-Americain, par Cory Doctorow Source : https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition Transcription française : en attente.
  • Snoopy@tarte.nuage-libre.frOPEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Glad you enjoyed it :)

    There are plenty cool talks from the chaos communication congress event, the hacker event. I put the link at the end of my post.

    For example this one is crazy :

    https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-pwn2roll-who-needs-a-599-remote-when-you-have-wheelchair-py

    A 595€ wheelchair remote that sends a handful of Bluetooth commands. A 99.99€ app feature that does exactly what the 595€ hardware does. A speed upgrade from 6 to 8.5 km/h locked behind a 99.99€ paywall - because apparently catching the bus is a premium feature.

    Welcome to the wonderful world of DRM in assistive devices, where already expensive basic mobility costs extra and comes with in-app purchases! And because hackers gonna hack, this just could not be left alone.