alt Hacker NewsI agree, with maybe minor exceptions. It's probably reasonable that radio hardware can't trivially be reprogrammed to exceed regulated power limits. Or for stuff that is extremely safety critical like pacemakers (though I think for those things it should be mandatory to share source code).
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ryandrake • last Friday at 8:37 PM
> It's probably reasonable that radio hardware can't trivially be reprogrammed to exceed regulated power limits.
No more reasonable than limiting cars to 75mph (which some people, admittedly, are probably in favor of).
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I don't think this should be a matter of regulation, as you can create a device that broadcasts powerful signals at almost any frequency, with high school physics and garage engineering.
It should very much be enforced though, similar to speed limits on the road. It's much easier to zero in on weird electromagnetic waves than it is to catch people speeding on roads.