Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline
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The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.
  • Makeitstop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    A manufacturer bricking your device remotely should be treated as destruction of property, no different than if they walked in and smashed it with a baseball bat.