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   Adam Funk  wrote:   
   > On 2024-01-26, Theo wrote:   
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   > > More to the point it's now illegal to have default usernames and passwords   
   > > in the UK, so the RPi folks have to comply.   
   >   
   > Does that cover the RPi OS? The article I found (Nov. 2021) says   
   >   
   >    Included within its scope are a range of devices, from smartphones,   
   >    routers, security cameras, games consoles, home speakers and   
   >    internet-enabled white goods and toys.   
   >   
   >    But it does not include vehicles, smart meters and medical   
   >    devices. Desktop and laptop computers are also not in its remit.   
   >   
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   https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/46/contents/enacted   
      
   I'll leave you to follow through the logic (ss4-7), but RPi OS gets used in   
   a number of consumer and industrial products.  If I were them I wouldn't   
   want to take a risk of being found in breach, even if some percentage of use   
   cases weren't covered by the Act.  For one thing, even if the end   
   manufacturer is liable, RPi are still at risk from secondary lawsuits from   
   the manufacturer suing them.   
      
   The Act doesn't talk about 'smartphones, routers, cameras' etc - it just has   
   'internet-connectable products' and 'network-connectable products'.  eg your   
   wifi cloud-controlled smart plug is an internet connectable product while a   
   Zigbee one isn't internet-connectable but is network-connectable.  Smart   
   meters are network-connectable but not internet-connectable.   
      
   Theo   
      
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