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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[โ€“] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 168 points 3 days ago (1 children)

in the name of public safety

In the name of gutting small manufacturing and the ability to repair your own devices. This has never had anything to do with safety, as they can't even do the thing the bill demands. Fucking asinine

[โ€“] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

Next steps I'm sure. Then they ban you from printing anything that resembles a patented device, anything that looks like a medical device (can't skip certification), and anything that looks like a toy (SAVE THE CHILDREN!).