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Smart Home Device Maker Renders Devices Dumb Unless A New Subscription Is Paid For

10mon 19d ago by discuss.tchncs.de/u/schnurrito in stallmanwasright@lemmy.ml from www.techdirt.com

All devices should be required by law to provide a path for customer-installed (likely open source) firmware.

I mean, isn’t this a win?

For some devices, yes. This might be a fail safe for when the service dies and/or updates stop. Many devices get bricked or left open to abuse instead.