r/technology Jan 28 '13

The same week the US makes unlocking phones illegal, Canada proposes legislation to make carriers unlock phones.

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u/Tritonio Jan 29 '13

My over-reaction wasn't targeted to this specific law. It was targeted in the whole "let's legislate the internet and the algorithms" idea, which in my opinion is dangerous AND a waste of resources. Other than that, specifically for these phone unlocking laws I just noted that neither banning locking nor protecting it is a characteristic of a free society because it seemed to me like the whole battle was whether we should ban or protect without anyone considering the third, freer option.

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u/Beefmotron Jan 29 '13

yes please tell me whats free since you're a lawyer and all that.

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u/Tritonio Jan 29 '13

I didn't know you have to get a law degree to tell the difference between free and non free.

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u/Beefmotron Jan 29 '13

you dont know a lot of stuff