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12-29-2017, 06:00 AM
Apple could be subject to criminal charges in France over phone slowdowns
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Things are getting more serious for Apple over the revelations that the company purposely slows down (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/apple-iphone-throttling/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) older phones. They could face criminal charges in France under a recently passed obsolescence law.*
SEE ALSO: Yes, Apple sometimes slows down old iPhones to prevent unexpected shutdowns (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/apple-iphone-throttling/)
A report from French outlet The Local (https://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/french-lawsuit-launched-against-apple-for-alleged-crime-of-slowing-down-iphones) (via The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/28/16826530/apple-sued-iphone-battery-slowdown-france-planned-obsolescence-illegal)) detailed efforts by Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (https://www.halteobsolescence.org/) (HOP, translated as "Stop Planned Obsolescence"), a group dedicated to "raise awareness and influence for sustainable and repairable products."*
HOP filed a complaint (https://www.scribd.com/document/367959494/Plainte-Apple-obsolescence-programme-e-27-12-17) in a French court on Wednesday, setting itself apart from lawsuits filed in the U.S. and Israel by making it a criminal complaint, citing a violation of an "energy transition" law (http://www.gouvernement.fr/en/energy-transition) enacted in 2015. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/apple-iphone-criminal-charges-france/)
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Things are getting more serious for Apple over the revelations that the company purposely slows down (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/apple-iphone-throttling/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) older phones. They could face criminal charges in France under a recently passed obsolescence law.*
SEE ALSO: Yes, Apple sometimes slows down old iPhones to prevent unexpected shutdowns (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/apple-iphone-throttling/)
A report from French outlet The Local (https://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/french-lawsuit-launched-against-apple-for-alleged-crime-of-slowing-down-iphones) (via The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/28/16826530/apple-sued-iphone-battery-slowdown-france-planned-obsolescence-illegal)) detailed efforts by Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (https://www.halteobsolescence.org/) (HOP, translated as "Stop Planned Obsolescence"), a group dedicated to "raise awareness and influence for sustainable and repairable products."*
HOP filed a complaint (https://www.scribd.com/document/367959494/Plainte-Apple-obsolescence-programme-e-27-12-17) in a French court on Wednesday, setting itself apart from lawsuits filed in the U.S. and Israel by making it a criminal complaint, citing a violation of an "energy transition" law (http://www.gouvernement.fr/en/energy-transition) enacted in 2015. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/apple-iphone-criminal-charges-france/)
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