I'm kinda surprised that there was a single Ukrainian tractor that wasn't rooted and still under the control of John Deere. Trying to restrict a Slav's right to repair is about as impossible as trying to restrict an Italian's right to complain about food.

That's actually very dangerous. They can fuck with our food supplies whenever they want to.

I'm pretty sure Apple has something similar. You don't technically own the device because the software it's packaged with doesn't belong to you.

This means they could brick your phone and you have no right to complain.

You know the first of those links is right wing propaganda, right? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/infrastructure-bill-track-drivers/

While there is no mention of a “kill switch” that could be accessible by law enforcement in the bill text, the legislation does not define exactly how the technology would limit impaired driving. Rather, the contents of the bill simply define the equipment to be a system that can:

Passively monitor the performance of a driver to accurately identify whether they are impaired.

Prevent or limit operation if impairment is detected.

“Passively” detect whether the BAC of a driver is equal to or higher than the legal limit. In such cases, the system could “prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected.”