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Unless there begins to exist a new business based around lobotomizing smart devices.
Manufacturers will add "security features", then sue the new lobotomizer business for tampering with DRM
And so the lobotomizers cite right-to-repair laws
What are those? It takes years to make the smallest iota of progress with right to repair.
In the US, maybe
Of course. Europe is smarter than that.
Unfortunately, even fixing a smart fridge without the manufacturer's consent is a crime punishable with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and possibly prison time.