Of course it is this was known years ago but hard to search now as there are a ton of stuff about it now.

You got me wondering how that works. The retailers have already paid, so that wouldn't hurt them immediately. Of course further orders would be shut off instantly.

Would the government order LG to buy back units already sold or is the retailer shit out of luck?

Stalking charges, and restraining orders is the bare minimum here

I'm just saying, americans could solve a lot of problems with a guillotine...

I always heard its "the cost of doing business".

It's called "The government wets it's beak."

The MAGA government doesn't mind if you fleece the rubes, that's what they're there for, but if you are particularly successful, you have to make sure the government gets its taste.

Let me introduce you to your new best friend: regulatory capture. This gives you the worst of all: low cost of doing business with high deregulation similar to self-regulation but with the ability to point to the regulatory body for any high profile issues

It's alleged because they haven't been convicted of a crime. That they did it is not in question, what's in question is what crime (if any) will they be convicted of. Could be this or something else or nothing.

Good point.

Same. I want my $2 check.

Thankfully I never connected my C1 to wifi, but knowing that it'll try to silently connect to an open network, IDK how effective that is. I'm seriously considering opening the thing and physically disabling the wifi chip.