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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)
submitted 1 year ago by AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

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[–] adriaan@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

The good news is that GDPR protects you somewhat regardless of where you're from and who you are. If a company fucks with the privacy of an EU citizen living in the USA they are still on the hook, so companies generally adopt the measures (e.g. the ability to request and delete all your data) globally. You can even just get a VPN and set it to somewhere in the EU.