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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] 37 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Can't regulate the parts as they are used in many many many devices. So as far as I'm concerned this is worthless. I can build a fucking 3d printer from an old VCR and a hot glue gun.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    You can, but 90% 3D printer buyers can't, and that's a good enough amount of people to spy on.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    90%?

    More like 99.999%

    Including op.

    There's a difference between building a pile of crap and actually building something that works effectively. It's a difficult hardware and software problem.

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