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		profile53 on Oct 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dutch forensic lab says it has decoded Tesla's dri... Incidentally, rooting an android tablet is federally illegal too.

pengaru on Oct 23, 2021 [–]

Are you referring to the DMCA?

The closest analog with smartphones to federal emissions laws is more like the FCC prohibiting hacking the baseband ostensibly to protect the cellular network.

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