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Letter: Groups call on FTC to develop clear guidance for use of ‘software tethering’

Seventeen groups submitted a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission urging the Commission to develop clear guidance to address “software tethering.” Software tethering is where manufacturers use software to control and limit how devices function after a consumer has purchased it.

Click the icon above to read the full letter, and learn more in our group press release.