Software locks: Difference between revisions

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Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.

Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260131030629/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science) Archived])</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260116162909/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software Archived])</ref><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.

==Noteworthy bad practice examples==

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===Account-required products===

=====Mobile phones=====

[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones require an account in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.

[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones [[Forced account|require an account]] in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.

=====In appliances=====

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[[Category:Common terms]]

[[Category:Software]]

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-Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software</ref><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.
+Software locks are security measures used to control access and features in consumer electronic hardware and software.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260131030629/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science) Archived])</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260116162909/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software Archived])</ref><sup>These are Wikipedia citations!</sup> Software locks are not considered bad practice and are necessary for basic cybersecurity and operation of most hardware, though they can be abused.
 ==Noteworthy bad practice examples==
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 ===Account-required products===
 =====Mobile phones=====
-[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones require an account in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.
+[https://pirg.org/articles/refurbishers-repairers-and-recyclers-call-on-the-fcc-to-stop-phone-software-locks/ ref] Small preamble focused on how mobile phones [[Forced account|require an account]] in order to be used, reference Google Pixels and specific Android devices requiring a Google account, and iPhones needing an Apple account.
 =====In appliances=====
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 [[Category:Common terms]]
+[[Category:Software]]