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About to be blindsided by EU legislation?

stanto

I don't really listen to podcasts, however this one appeared with an alarming topic:

https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-raspberry-pi-podcast/bc453320-3200-013f-6004-02fd4c4e48d1/the-eu-cyber-resilience-act-what-it-means-for-raspberry-pi-and-you/2bdcb0a3-dd8c-4bf6-8dd9-1adf8245b871

The Cyber Resilience Act is about to change how every connected product gets built, sold and supported in the EU; and Raspberry Pi is no exception. In this episode, Tom Westcott, Matthew Lear and James Hughes sit down to unpack what the CRA actually requires, who it applies to, and what it means in practice for makers, developers and manufacturers building on Raspberry Pi.

They cover the basics of the legislation like secure-by-design requirements, vulnerability disclosure obligations, and the compliance deadlines heading into 2027  before getting into the part most people actually want to know: how Raspberry Pi helps you to be CRA compliant, and what that means for anyone building products on top of it.

Whether you're shipping a commercial product, running a small business, or just curious about how EU regulation reaches into the maker world, this conversation breaks down the legislation without the legal jargon.

In this episode:

  • What the Cyber Resilience Act is and why it exists

  • Who's actually in scope (spoiler: it's not just big manufacturers)

  • How Raspberry Pi is helping developers meet CRA requirements

  • Practical steps you can take now to get ahead of compliance deadlines

I'll save you a google search:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Resilience_Act

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cyber-resilience-act

Something to follow when doing a design challenge? (I haven't fully read through it all yet)

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  • Interesting how the word product is used. Is raspberry pi a product ? Sure you bought it. Is the OS a product ? Sure. But you didnt need to buy it. 

    If I build a prototype, or even a beta version, and share the concept, it is not a product, but it maybe comprised of products. 

    If I built an AI system for detecting bees, certainly the AI OS should not have the capability to modify the code to data mine bitcoin. How would I know without constantly having the file size checked ? Its in the hands of the AI SW or the rpi OS. If the AI is good enough, it would leave breadcrumbs for Scotland yard and Interpol to blame opposing parties and sell detection SW to both. What a stickey wicket :-) 

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  • Interesting how the word product is used. Is raspberry pi a product ? Sure you bought it. Is the OS a product ? Sure. But you didnt need to buy it. 

    If I build a prototype, or even a beta version, and share the concept, it is not a product, but it maybe comprised of products. 

    If I built an AI system for detecting bees, certainly the AI OS should not have the capability to modify the code to data mine bitcoin. How would I know without constantly having the file size checked ? Its in the hands of the AI SW or the rpi OS. If the AI is good enough, it would leave breadcrumbs for Scotland yard and Interpol to blame opposing parties and sell detection SW to both. What a stickey wicket :-) 

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