California -> 3D printers must report on themselves

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California’s new bill requires DOJ-approved 3D printers that report on themselves targeting general-purpose machines.

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We’ve been tracking this pattern. Washington State’s HB 2321 requires printers to include “blocking features” that can’t be defeated by users with “significant technical skill” (good luck with that on open-source firmware). New York’s budget bill S.9005 buries similar requirements in Part C, sweeping in CNC mills and anything capable of “subtractive manufacturing.” California’s version adds a certification bureaucracy on top: state-approved algorithms, state-approved software control processes, state-approved printer models, quarterly list updates, and civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation.

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