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UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch - Manufacturers are not going to like this (www.theregister.com)

submitted 3 years ago by danie10@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Phone, tablet, and IoT gadget makers will have to state when they'll stop providing security updates for new devices entering the market, the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) vowed this morning.

Today's pledge would see existing plans for internet-connected tat extended to smartphones and tablets, which is a large step for a scheme originally put together for landfill Internet-of-Things devices such as webcams.

The plans are likely to meet stiff opposition from device makers as end-of-life dates for devices are usually an open secret among the tech-savvy but stating them at the launch of a brand new bit of hardware is unlikely to be popular with manufacturers' marketing teams.

See https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/21/ukgov_death_dates_smartphones_iot_security/

#technology #mobile #landfills #security

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[–] Kazutrash@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

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